Thesaurus: instruct

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1. a. Arranged; furnished; provided.
2. a. Instructed; taught; enlightened.
3. v. t. To put in order; to form; to prepare.
4. v. t. To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline.
5. v. t. To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury.
6. v. impart skills or knowledge to
7. v. give instructions or directions for some task
8. v. make aware of
9. 1. Arranged; furnished; provided. [Obs.] "He had neither ship instruct with oars, nor men." Chapman. 2. Instructed; taught; enlightened. [Obs.] Milton. 1. To put in order; to form; to prepare. [Obs.] They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a hearing. Ayliffe. 2. To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline. Schoolmasters will I keep within my house, Fit to instruct her youth. Shak. 3. To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury. She, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. Matt. xiv. 8. Take her in; instruct her what she has to do. Shak. Syn. -- To teach; educate; inform; train; discipline; indoctrinate; direct; enjoin.
10. v:100 v. give instructions or directions for some task v. make aware of