What are some opposite words for INSTRUCT?
Antonyms for INSTRUCT
ɪnˈstrʌktin·struct
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instruct
To teach is simply to communicate knowledge; to instruct (originally, to build in or into, put in order) is to impart knowledge with special method and completeness; instruct has also an authoritative sense nearly equivalent to command. To educate is to draw out or develop harmoniously the mental powers, and, in the fullest sense, the moral powers as well. To train is to direct to a certain result powers already existing. Train is used in preference to educate when the reference is to the inferior animals or to the physical powers of man; as, to train a horse; to train the hand or eye. To discipline is to bring into habitual and complete subjection to authority; discipline is a severe word, and is often used as a euphemism for punish; to be thoroughly effective in war, soldiers must be disciplined as well as trained. To nurture is to furnish the care and sustenance necessary for physical, mental, and moral growth; nurture is a more tender and homelike word than educate. Compare EDUCATION.
Synonyms:
discipline, drill, educate, enlighten, give instruction, give lessons, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, instill, nurture, school, teach, train, tutor
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instruct
Antonyms:
misinform, miseducate, misinstruct, misguide, mislead, misacquaint, deceive, neglect, barbarize, brutalizeSynonyms:
enlighten, educate, inform, indoctrinate, acquaint, teach, edify, train, discipline, direct, initiate, command
Princeton's WordNet
teach, learn, instructverb
impart skills or knowledge to
"I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
Synonyms:
watch, ascertain, larn, get wind, memorize, get word, apprise, acquire, instruct, learn, get a line, find out, check, study, apprize, hear, discover, take, pick up, read, con, memorise, determine, teach, seeinstructverb
give instructions or directions for some task
"She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
instruct, apprise, apprizeverb
make aware of
"Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
Synonyms:
teach, instruct, send word, apprise, appreciate, give notice, advise, learn, notify, apprize, revalue
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
instructverb
Synonyms:
teach, indoctrinate, edify, enlighten, coach
How to use INSTRUCT in a sentence?
The Russians left Afghanistan 25 years ago. [Obama has] been in office seven years. Seventy-six percent of the combat deaths in Afghanistan have occurred under Obama, and there's little doubt that our position in Afghanistan today is weaker than seven years ago when he came into office, so when he's trying to instruct Putin on national interests and on quagmires, he's on rather thin ground.
Teachers like Mandy play a vital role in the well-being of our children, the strength of our communities and the success of our nation, the job of a teacher is not only to instruct the next generation of workers but the next generations of citizens to teach our children to care for others, to think for themselves, to love their country, to be proud of our history and to be true pillars of their families and their communities.
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
Nine years ago I came to Pakistan to help my government, and I did so at a time when most Americans would not come here, and now when I need my government it seems that I have been totally abandoned and forgotten, and so I again appeal to you to instruct your appropriate officials to negotiate my release.
It is not yet apparent whether Mr Kovtun intends to instruct legal representatives. (A lawyer for the inquiry) has asked him to supply a detailed witness statement but has not yet received such a document.
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