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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 yvlog 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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yvlog 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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yvlog 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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Its Supreme Court instructed Parliament that a prohibition on assisted dying breached the country's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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A federal judge has permanently dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, weeks after the Trump administration instructed prosecutors to drop the corruption charges.

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Although a more liberal administration may instruct federal employees to interpret “urgent humanitarian reasons” in a more lenient way, the Trump administration could potentially tell employees no such reasons exist, she posited.

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That’s because while President Trump had us rapt with his bold promises, he instructed congressional Republicans to mortgage future generations to pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts for America’s wealthiest families.

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In January, the US transportation secretary Sean Duffy circulated a memo instructing his department to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average" when awarding grants.

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