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   docile

   /ˈdəʊsʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. ready to accept control or instruction; submissive: "a cheap and docile workforce"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘apt or willing to learn’): from Latin docilis, from docere ‘teach’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. docilely adverb
   • 2. docility noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOCILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Docile means quiet and easy to influence, persuade, or control. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     DOCILE meaning: 1. quiet and easy to influence, persuade, or...

   • Znaczenie Docile, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DOCILE definicja: 1. quiet and easy to influence, persuade,...

   • Docile: Indonesian Translation

     docile translate: penurut. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Docile: Danish Translation

     docile - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

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     DOCILE translate: 溫和的;溫順的，馴服的;易控制的. Learn more in the...

   • Translate English to Malay

     docile translate: patuh. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Docile: Polish Translation

     docile translate: uległy, potulny, posłuszny, uległy. Learn...

   • Docile: French Translation

     docile translate: docile. Learn more in the Cambridge...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › docileDocile Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Docile means easily taught, led, or managed. It comes from Latin docēre, meaning "to teach". See synonyms, examples, word history, and related words.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › docileDOCILE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Docile definition: easily managed or handled; tractable. See examples of DOCILE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOCILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Docile means quiet, not aggressive, and easily controlled. It can also mean ready to learn or teachable. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin of docile.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › docileDocile - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If someone is docile, he is easily taught or handled. If you suddenly became a trouble-maker in class, your teachers would long for the days when you were sweet and docile.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdocile adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Docile means quiet and easy to control. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, grammar and synonyms from Oxford University Press.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › docileDocile - definition of docile by The Free Dictionary

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   Docile means easy to manage, control, or teach. Find out the origin, usage, and related words of docile in this comprehensive online dictionary.