doc

to teach

Latin · docere / doctus

Doc and doct come from Latin docere, "to teach". They appear in words about teachers, teaching, learned people, and records that teach or inform.

Memory trick

A DOCtor was first a teacher; a DOCile pupil is easy to teach.

docent (doc + ent) — a guide or teacher in a museumसंग्रहालय गाइड
docile (doc + ile) — easy to teach or manageआज्ञाकारी, सीधा
docility (doc + ility) — readiness to be taughtआज्ञाकारिता
doctor (doct + or) — a teacher; a physicianडॉक्टर, चिकित्सक
doctoral (doct + oral) — of the highest degreeडॉक्टरेट संबंधी
doctorate (doct + orate) — the highest university degreeडॉक्टरेट की उपाधि
doctrine (doct + rine) — a set of taught beliefsसिद्धांत, मत
documentary (doc + u + ment + ary) — a factual film or programmeवृत्तचित्र, डॉक्यूमेंट्री
indocile (in + doc + ile) — not easy to teachअड़ियल, जिद्दी
postdoctoral (post + doct + oral) — after the doctorateडॉक्टरेट के बाद का