educative

[ ej-oo-key-tiv ]

adjective

1. serving to educate:

   educative knowledge.

2. pertaining to or productive of education.

educative

/ ˈɛdjʊkətɪv /

adjective

1. producing or resulting in education

   an educative experience

Other Words From

• non·edu·cative adjective
• over·edu·cative adjective
• over·edu·cative·ly adverb
• un·edu·cative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of educative¹

First recorded in 1835–45; educate + -ive

Example Sentences

Under this rubric, women see true crime as educative, watching and reading and listening to learn what to avoid.

From New York Times

Large sheets of plywood covered the damaged wall Thursday, next to a cheerful sign with pink letters bearing the name of the center, Garderie Éducative Ste-Rose.

From Washington Times

We must remember that education and schooling are not the same, and that schooling must be viewed as a sphere distinctive from the educative forces at work in the larger culture.

From Salon

There is little sense among too many educators, cultural workers, protesters and anti-capitalist and anti-racist groups that politics is educative.

From Salon

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