单词 | educative |
释义 | educativeadj. 1. Of or relating to the provision of education. Cf. educational adj. 2.In quot. 1725: acquired through education. ΘΚΠ society > education > [adjective] disciplinaryc1487 scientifical1597 eruditional1657 educative1725 educational1793 educationary1828 1725 J. Sedgwick New Treat. Liquors vii. 124 The Prescription of Bleeding ought to be from the Hands of a better than six Months educative Understanding. 1778 Adams's Weekly Courant 10 Mar. (advt.) Those Parents..who..repose the educative Trust in him, may be assured, that the Gentlemen who are..committed to his Care, will be treated with a parental Tenderness. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 52 The educative theory..was simple but effective. 1885 Manch. Examiner 10 Sept. 4/7 During the educative process. 1908 F. A. Sibley in M. H. Judge Polit. Socialism 53 To hand over to the State those duties which it has hitherto been the educative privilege of the parent to discharge. 2009 S. Appadurai Canada p. v Canada needs to pursue an excellent educative system in order to maintain our..standard of living. 2. Serving or intended to educate or enlighten; = educational adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > [adjective] instructivea1492 preceptivea1525 instructing1561 documentalc1575 dogmatical1580 doctrinablea1586 doctrinal1597 didactical1603 didascalic1609 tutorly1611 schooling1614 indoctrinating1642 disciplinable1644 docenta1645 institutionary1646 protreptic1658 protreptical1662 dogmatic1678 educating1699 didactive1723 educativea1750 tuitive1776 educatory1792 didactic1799 instructional1801 tuitionary1816 instructionary1824 didascalara1846 teaching1853 tuitional1861 documentary1873 a1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) IV. 297 From educative custom's devious warp, Spare the persisting blind. 1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. 63 The plays of children are nonsense, but very educative nonsense. 1890 H. Ellis Criminal vi. 260 Whatever educative and socialising influences the prison may possess. 1953 Times 24 Aug. 7/4 Stamp collectors often tell us that theirs is a highly educative hobby. 1975 Economist (Nexis) 15 Nov. 40 Committees may be merely educative experiences for MPs (who get the chance to question civil servants and get a fair number of answers). 2002 A. N. Wilson Victorians viii. 94 Part of the fun, for those savouring a day's outing at the Zoo, was the notion that it was educative. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1725 |
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