The root -doc comes from a word that means to teach.
doctor (n)
a person who takes care of other people, healing them and giving medicine I am coughing and have a fever; I need to see a doctor. Doctors have to go to school for many years. documentary (n)
a movie or television program about real people or events, as in a science documentary I saw a documentary about animals in Africa yesterday. Some documentaries are really boring to watch. indoctrinate (v)
to make people think what you want them to think The army indoctrinates soldiers to always follow orders and listen. Parents sometimes think that TV will indoctrinate children. |
document (n)
a piece of paper with official information on it. a computer file with information that can be seen on the screen or printed The school keeps many documents about its students. Make sure you save your documents before turning off your computer. docile (adj)
teachable; calm and easy to manage My new dog is not very docile; he doesn’t listen to me and he runs around a lot. After they finished their lunch, the young students were sleepy and docile. |