instruct

Definition

To teach by giving instructions.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture."
• "Supply me with the habit and instruct me How I may formally in person bear me Like a true friar."
• "What a dishonour’s this, to me, to have so Dull a Father, that needs to be instructed in his Duty."

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