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Synonyms

educative

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

adjective

  1. serving to educate.

    educative knowledge.

  2. pertaining to or productive of education.


educative British  
/ ˈɛdjʊkətɪv /

adjective

  1. producing or resulting in education

    an educative experience

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Other Word Forms

  • noneducative adjective
  • overeducative adjective
  • overeducatively adverb
  • uneducative adjective

Etymology

Origin of educative

First recorded in 1835–45; educate + -ive

Example Sentences

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As Stuart Hall once noted, what has been lacking is a sense of politics being educative in order to change the way people see things and understand the larger world.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2021

“These women mostly played supportive or facilitative roles as mothers and wives, as propagandists and recruiters. Some women have been involved in educative, administrative, logistical, social and medical positions,” the brief stated.

From Fox News • Jun. 14, 2019

John sends the children to spend days with a nearby family friend named Vivien, a normalizing and educative influence.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2017

David Michod, the Australian writer and director, and Netflix have made a movie that is both dark and satirical, emotional and belly-laugh funny, as well as being educative about US interventions.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2017

The old historical ballads and traditions have great educative value.

From Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School by McMurry, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)