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Received vs Estated - What's the difference?

received | estated |

As adjectives the difference between received and estated

is that received is generally accepted as correct or true while estated is having an estate.

As a verb received

is past tense of receive.

received

English

Verb

(head)
  • (receive)
  • Adjective

    (-) the received (knowledge, wisdom, opinion, story, information)
  • Generally accepted as correct or true
  • (by implication) Unchallenged axioms
  • :"The old saying goes that we should not judge a man until we have walked a mile in his shoes. As with so much received wisdom – from judging books by their covers to the relative exchange rate for birds in hands and bushes – this is of course rubbish." Robin Wilkinson. Western Mail, Oct 30 2012.
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    * received wisdom * well-received

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    estated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • having an estate
  • passed or received as an inheritance