educable

[ ej-oo-kuh-buhl ]

/ ˈɛdʒ ʊ kə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being educated.

of or relating to individuals with mild intellectual disabilities who may achieve self-sufficiency.

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Also ed·u·cat·a·ble

[ej-oo-key-tuh-buhl]. /ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tə bəl/.

Origin of educable

First recorded in 1835–45; educ(ate) + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM educable

ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ed·u·ca·ble, adjectiveun·ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty, nounun·ed·u·ca·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH educable

educable , educible

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Edsel Ford Range, EDT, EDTA, edu, educ., educable, educate, educated, educatee, education, educational

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How to use educable in a sentence

I mean, if they didn't learn that from the 2004 election then they may be un-educable.
The GOP's New Populists|John Avlon|February 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Animals are educable in different degrees; but where they are educable they begin to profit by experience from the first.
Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel
In their stead he has a greater plasticity of nature, and a more educable intelligence.
Determinism or Free-Will?|Chapman Cohen
The learner could not possibly be educable, that is, susceptible of receiving instruction, unless he were able to think.
The Reform of Education|Giovanni Gentile

While atavism itself is unquestioned, this method seizes upon rigid physical characters to measure educable qualities.
The Arena|Various
But this freak is a very educable creature, as Professor Yerkes has shown.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson

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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educable

Origin of educable

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British Dictionary definitions for educable

educatable (ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtəbəl)

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