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.