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Webster 1913 Edition

Docile

Doc′ile

,
Adj.
[L.
docilis
,fr.
docere
to teach; cf. Gr. [GREEK], and L.
discere
to learn, Gr. [GREEK] learned, [GREEK] knowing: cf. F.
docile
. Cf.
Doctor
,
Didactic
,
Disciple
.]
1.
Teachable; easy to teach; docible.
[Obs.]
2.
Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed;
as, a
docile
child
.
The elephant is at once docible and
docile
.
C. J. Smith.

Webster 1828 Edition

Docile

DOCILE

,
Adj.
[L., to teach. See Teach.] Teachable; easily instructed; ready to learn; tractable; easily managed. Some children are far more docile than others. Dogs are more docile than many other animals.

Definition 2024

docile

docile

English

Adjective

docile ‎(comparative more docile, superlative most docile)

  1. Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
  2. Ready to accept instruction or direction.

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French

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Adjective

docile m, f ‎(plural dociles)

  1. docile.

Italian

Adjective

docile m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural docili)

  1. compliant, obedient, mild
  2. docile, meek

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Latin

Adjective

docile

  1. nominative neuter singular of docilis
  2. accusative neuter singular of docilis
  3. vocative neuter singular of docilis

Etymology

From Middle French docile, from Latin docilis, from docere 'teach'.

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