ed ‧ u ‧ ca ‧ ble /ˈedjʊkəb ə l $ ˈedʒə-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ education , ↑ educationalist , educationist, ↑ educator ; adjective : ↑ educated ≠ ↑ uneducated , ↑ educational , ↑ educable ≠ ↑ ineducable , ↑ educative ; verb : ↑ educate ; adverb : ↑ educationally ]
able to learn or be educated:
At that time, deaf children were not considered educable.