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Fit to be taught
Answer for the clue "Fit to be taught ", 8 letters:
educable
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Word definitions for educable in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
educable \ed"u*ca*ble\ ([e^]d"[-u]*k[.a]*b'l; 135), a. [Cf. F. Capable of being educated. ``Men are educable.'' --M. Arnold.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Capable of being educated
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1836, "fit to be educated," 1836, from French éducable ; see educate + -able .
Usage examples of educable.
He found himself sometimes wishing to spend a while in Eschholz or one of the other preparatory schools instructing small boys in Latin, singing, or algebra, where the atmosphere was far less intellectual than it was even in the most elementary course in the Glass Bead Game, but where he would be dealing with still more receptive, plastic, educable pupils, where teaching and educating were more, and more deeply, a unity.