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educative

[ ej-oo-key-tiv ]
/ ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪv /
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adjective

serving to educate: educative knowledge.
pertaining to or productive of education.

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

educational television, educational welfare officer, educationalist, educationese, educationist, educative, educator, educatory, educe, educrat, educt

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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British Dictionary definitions for educative

educative

/ (ˈɛdjʊkətɪv) /

adjective

producing or resulting in educationan educative experience
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for educative

educative

adj.

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

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