instruct

Definition of instruct

Verbs

impart skills or knowledge to
"He instructed me in building a boat"
Synonyms:
learn, teach
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develop, educate, prepare, train
create by training and teaching
retrain
teach new skills
drill
train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
house-train, housebreak
train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
toilet-train
train (a small child) to use the toilet
indoctrinate
teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
inspire, revolutionise, revolutionize
fill with revolutionary ideas
brainwash
submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
drill
teach by repetition
beat in, drill in, hammer in, ram down
teach by drills and repetition
inculcate, infuse, instill
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
catechise, catechize
give religious instructions to
reinforce, reward
strengthen and support with rewards
spoonfeed
teach without challenging the students
induct
introduce or initiate
mentor
serve as a teacher or trusted counselor
tutor
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
unteach
cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
unteach
cause to unlearn
ground
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
lecture, talk
deliver a lecture or talk
preach, prophesy
deliver a sermon
coach, train
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
edify, enlighten
make understand
condition
establish a conditioned response
Type of:
inform
impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
give instructions or directions for some task
"She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
Types:
charge
instruct or command with authority
charge
instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
Type of:
enjoin, order, say, tell
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
make aware of
Synonyms:
apprise, apprize
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direct
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
talk down
direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio
point the way
indicate the right path or direction
brief
give essential information to someone
Type of:
inform
impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

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