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    docile
    /ˈdəʊsʌɪl/

    adjective

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

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

    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.

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

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

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

    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. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOCILE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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

    Docile comes from Latin root for teaching, docere, so someone docile is easy to teach. A docile student is willing to be taught. A docile animal is easy to handle. If you behave well and do what people tell you to do, you're a docile person.

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

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

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

    Docile means quiet and easy to control. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, collocations and synonyms from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.