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Definition of Docile

Docile
Docile Doc"ile, a. [L. docilis,fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr. ?, and L. discere to learn, Gr. ? learned, ? 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.

Meaning of Docile from wikipedia

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- Jean-Docile Brousseau (February 24, 1825 – July 28, 1908) was a Canadian politician and newspaper owner. He was born in Quebec City in 1825. In 1855, he...
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- reaffirmation of doctrine to which Christians and all people were asked to adhere docilely and without reservation". Post-publication debates, Parolin said, made...
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