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

But through a pretty deliberative educative process Barak brought the country, within a matter of a month, to a different place.

From The Daily Beast

The measures employed for fire prevention may be either administrative, legislative or educative in nature.

From Project Gutenberg

Every state with its executive, legislative, judiciary, military and educative systems is founded on capitalism.

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He also enjoys to a far greater degree the protective and educative attention of real neighborhood life.

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We have great faith in the educative effect of justice, and a firm administration of law.

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In the laws made with this end in view lies one of the greatest educative agencies known.

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