educable
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈɛdʒʊˌkeɪbəl/
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educable
- The Chinese educational system is based on the idea that while everyone should be educated, the most educable people deserve the privilege of a better education.
- educable children
Examples
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Will those formerly thought most educable—the brightest, most spirited, and most innovative intellects—forever be patient with teachers who try to form them in a democratic, egalitarian mold?
Academic text (1990) -
Learning potential assessment hypothesizes that if children are given the opportunity to learn how to solve a problem through systematic instruction, some proportion of educable children will show improvement in performance beyond what would be predicted by their intelligence test score.
Academic text (1990) -
All college means is that you are educable.
Blog text (29) -
These persons are not really educable to a level for which there's any economic demand.
Blog text (23) -
It seems that I am simply not educable.
Fiction book (1991) -
Where can we find a large, inexpensive, educable, and fit workforce to help make the transformation happen?
Academic text (2007) -
One question is: are the believers actually opponents of biotech, or are they educable instead?
Blog text (14) -
Dr. Olman has sized Janice up as educable and moves into a heavier sell.
Fiction book (1990) -
You've continued where Nadia left off and already discovered I'm only marginally educable in that area.
Fiction book (1993) -
With proper guidance, every child is educable and can thrive in their studies.
Synonyms
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3.5
Willing and able to learn from advice and feedback
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2.9
Able to learn new skills when someone teaches it
Can be taught or trained
Antonyms
How Teachable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word educable comes from the Latin educare, which means 'to bring up' and has the root duc meaning 'to lead', the same root as in introduce. So, to be educable is to be able to be 'led' or taught, which is why it means 'able to be taught' or capable of learning.