instruct
English Thesaurus
1. give instructions or directions for some task (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | enjoin, order, say, tell, |
| definition | : | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | charge, |
| definition | : | instruct or command with authority (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | charge, |
| definition | : | instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence (verb.communication) |
2. impart skills or knowledge to (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | inform, |
| definition | : | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | indoctrinate, |
| definition | : | teach doctrines to; teach uncritically (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | drill, |
| definition | : | teach by repetition (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | catechise, catechize, |
| definition | : | give religious instructions to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | reinforce, reward, |
| definition | : | strengthen and support with rewards (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | spoonfeed, |
| definition | : | teach without challenging the students (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | induct, |
| definition | : | introduce or initiate (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mentor, |
| definition | : | serve as a teacher or trusted counselor (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | tutor, |
| definition | : | be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | unteach, |
| definition | : | cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | unteach, |
| definition | : | cause to unlearn (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ground, |
| definition | : | instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | lecture, talk, |
| definition | : | deliver a lecture or talk (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | coach, train, |
| definition | : | teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | edify, enlighten, |
| definition | : | make understand (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | condition, |
| definition | : | establish a conditioned response (verb.social) |
| cause | : | acquire, larn, learn, |
| definition | : | gain knowledge or skills (verb.cognition) |
3. make aware of (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | inform, |
| definition | : | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | direct, |
| definition | : | give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | brief, |
| definition | : | give essential information to someone (verb.communication) |
4. impart skills or knowledge to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | teacher, |
| definition | : | a personified abstraction that teaches (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | instructor, teacher, |
| definition | : | a person whose occupation is teaching (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | docile, teachable, |
| definition | : | ready and willing to be taught (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | teacher, |
| definition | : | a personified abstraction that teaches (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | instructor, teacher, |
| definition | : | a person whose occupation is teaching (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | docile, teachable, |
| definition | : | ready and willing to be taught (adj.all) |
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