educative

[ej-oo-key-tiv]

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adjective

serving to educate: educative knowledge.

pertaining to or productive of education.

Origin of educative

First recorded in 1835–45; educate + -ive

Related formsnon·ed·u·ca·tive, adjectiveo·ver·ed·u·ca·tive, adjectiveo·ver·ed·u·ca·tive·ly, adverbun·ed·u·ca·tive, adjective

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Related Words for educative

edifying, enlightening, illuminating, illuminative, informative, instructional, instructive, useful, scholastic

Examples from the Web for educative

Historical Examples of educative

The educative process is the due interaction of these forces.
The Child and the Curriculum
John Dewey
In the first place, no exercise should be used which is not really vital and educative.
College Teaching
Paul Klapper
There is an educative process, and so it is in scores of cases.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)
J. Arthur Thomson
Even the genius loci is educative, in its own quiet, subtle way.
What Is and What Might Be
Edmond Holmes
The form of this educative process of the Odyssey is very different from ours.
Homer's Odyssey
Denton J. Snider

British Dictionary definitions for educative

educative

adjective

producing or resulting in educationan educative experience

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Word Origin and History for educative

adj.

1844, from Latin educat-, past participle stem of educare (see educate) + -ive.