ed ‧ u ‧ cat ‧ ive /ˈedjʊkətɪv $ ˈedʒəkeɪ-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ education , ↑ educationalist , educationist, ↑ educator ; adjective : ↑ educated ≠ ↑ uneducated , ↑ educational , ↑ educable ≠ ↑ ineducable , ↑ educative ; verb : ↑ educate ; adverb : ↑ educationally ]
something that is educative teaches you something SYN educational :
The educative process needs to begin early in a child’s life.