instruct

== English == === Etymology === From Latin īnstrūctus, perfect passive participle of īnstruō (“I instruct; I arrange, furnish, or provide”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɹʌkt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɹakt/ Rhymes: -ʌkt === Verb === instruct (third-person singular simple present instructs, present participle instructing, simple past and past participle instructed) (transitive) To teach by giving instructions. Synonyms: educate, guide 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, No. 156, 14 September, 1751, in Volume 5, London: J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1752, p. 177,[2] […] the design of tragedy is to instruct by moving the passions, (transitive) To tell (someone) what they must or should do. Synonyms: command, direct, order Usage note: "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise" (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === instruct (plural instructs) (obsolete) Instruction. === Adjective === instruct (not comparable) (obsolete) Arranged; furnished; provided. (obsolete) Instructed; taught; enlightened. === Anagrams === unstrict