educable
[ ej-oo-kuh-buhl ]
adjective
capable of being educated.
of or relating to individuals with mild intellectual disabilities who may achieve self-sufficiency.
Origin of educable
1- Also ed·u·cat·a·ble [ej-oo-key-tuh-buhl]. /ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tə bəl/.
Other words from educable
- ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·ed·u·ca·ble, adjective
- un·ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·ed·u·ca·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with educable
- educable , educible
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How to use educable in a sentence
Unable to write or speak, Castle was expelled from the Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind as “uneducable” in 1915.
These boys are uneducable beyond the merest rudiments of training.
The Measurement of Intelligence | Lewis Madison Terman
British Dictionary definitions for educable
educable
educatable (ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtəbəl)
/ (ˈɛdjʊkəbəl) /
adjective
capable of being trained or educated; able to learn
Derived forms of educable
- educability or educatability, noun
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