instruct

Verb

1. (transitive) To teach by giving instructions.
2. (transitive) To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
3. (transitive) To give (one's own lawyer) legal instructions as to how they should act in relation to a particular issue; thereby formally appointing them as one's own legal representative in relation to it.

Noun

Instruction.

Adj

1. (not-comparable, obsolete) Arranged; furnished; provided.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Instructed; taught; enlightened.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈstɹʌkt/

Etymology

From Latin īnstrūctus, perfect passive participle of īnstruō (“I instruct; I arrange, furnish, or provide”).

Synonyms

teach

educate

train

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order

direct

guide

command

coach

inform

enlighten

tell

advise

warn

indicate

tutor

give instructions

discipline

edify

learn

prescribe

admonish

point out

persuade

apprise

pilot

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instructions

counsel

drill

notify

school

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directives

lead

instruction

include

make one understand

explain

brief

show

correct

enjoin

punish

communicate

qualify

proclaim

saturate

apprize

civilize

chastise

chasten

lecture