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instruct

[ in-struhkt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. to furnish with orders or directions; direct; order; command:

    The doctor instructed me to diet.

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  3. to furnish with information; inform; apprise.

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  4. Law. (of a judge) to guide (a jury) by outlining the legal principles involved in the case under consideration.


instruct

/ ɪˈٰʌ /

verb

  1. to direct to do something; order
  2. to teach (someone) how to do (something)
  3. to furnish with information; apprise
  4. law
    1. (esp of a client to his solicitor or a solicitor to a barrister) to give relevant facts or information to
    2. to authorize (a barrister or solicitor) to conduct a case on a person's behalf

      to instruct counsel

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰܳپ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٰܳĻ· adverb
  • ·ٰܳĻ·Ա noun
  • ·ٰܳi· adjective
  • i·ٰܳ verb (used with object)
  • v··ٰܳ verb (used with object)
  • i·ٰܳ verb (used with object)
  • ܲȴ-·ٰܳĻ adjective
  • i·ٰܳ verb (used with object)
  • -·ٰܳĻ adjective
  • -·ٰܳiԲ adjective
  • un·ٰܳi· adjective
  • ܲi·ٰܳiԲ adjective
  • ɱ-·ٰܳĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of instruct1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin instructus, past participle of instruere “to equip, train, set in order,” equivalent to in- “in” + struc- (variant stem of struere “to put together”) + -tus past participle suffix; in- 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of instruct1

C15: from Latin instruere to construct, set in order, equip, teach, from struere to build
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Synonym Study

See teach.
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Example Sentences

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Lloyd instructed those close by to follow her and keep to the centre of the river.

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A mum with paranoid schizophrenia who killed her six-year-old son while believing she was being "instructed by a demonic force" has been given an indefinite hospital order.

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Republicans in Congress have instructed the committee that oversees Medicaid to cut $880 billion.

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They said teachers were instructed to “disrupt the either/or thinking” of elementary students about biological sex.

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And Sneako, who instructs viewers that "a woman’s worth is what she looks like and a man’s worth is your masculinity."

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