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Synonyms for instruct
ɪnˈstrʌktin·struct
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
instruct
Synonyms:
enlighten, educate, inform, indoctrinate, acquaint, teach, edify, train, discipline, direct, initiate, commandAntonyms:
misinform, miseducate, misinstruct, misguide, mislead, misacquaint, deceive, neglect, barbarize, brutalize
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, 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, send word, apprise, appreciate, give notice, advise, learn, notify, apprize, revalue
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
instructverb
Synonyms:
teach, indoctrinate, edify, enlighten, coach
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "instruct":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#64 | see | |
#165 | school | |
#180 | read | |
#246 | take | |
#272 | check | |
#342 | guide | |
#424 | learn | |
#508 | study | |
#783 | direct | |
#871 | watch | |
#1362 | command | |
#1646 | instructions | |
#1736 | hear | |
#1914 | determine | |
#2505 | train | |
#2529 | con | |
#2995 | discover | |
#3265 | notify | |
#3806 | teach | |
#4831 | appreciate | |
#5491 | discipline | |
#5526 | inform | |
#6810 | acquire | |
#7096 | advise | |
#7143 | drill | |
#10451 | educate | |
#10550 | tutor | |
#10803 | initiate | |
#19451 | instruct | |
#19866 | ascertain | |
#22446 | nurture | |
#33465 | enlighten | |
#33601 | memorize | |
#39367 | entrust | |
#41487 | instill | |
#47239 | acquaint | |
#74450 | memorise | |
#98828 | inculcate | |
#107060 | apprise | |
#122806 | edify | |
#142818 | indoctrinate | |
#167551 | revalue | |
#175036 | larn |
How to use instruct in a sentence?
If we fail to apply the teachings of our faith to questions like immigration or Herschel Walker’s behavior or Donald Trump’s behavior in the way that Kamala Harris thinks we should, we wind up being scolded and encouraged to let our faith shape our moral and political decisions more aggressively, but when it comes to questions like abortion, Kamala Harris is willing to offer instruction about how we should divorce our faith from our moral and political decisions. I choose to let the teachings of Jesus instruct me about how to apply my faith. I show respect for our Vice-President by praying for Kamala Harris and by loving Kamala Harris as my neighbor, and I show respect for the fellow human beings waiting for their chance to be born by opposing their slaughter in the abortionist’s chamber.
It’s something I ’m certainly going to look at, i do n’t know how arrogant you have to be to think that as a Democrat U.S. senator, you can instruct Republicans who vote in primaries how to vote.
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.
There are clearly a number of further steps that need to be taken regarding this matter, 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.
When you wish to instruct, be brief that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.
Translations for instruct
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- إرشادArabic
- poučitCzech
- undervise, instruereDanish
- instruieren, anweisenGerman
- instruiEsperanto
- instruirSpanish
- آموزش دادنPersian
- neuvoaFinnish
- apprendre, enseigner, instruireFrench
- deachtaighIrish
- पढ़ानाHindi
- utasítsonHungarian
- menginstruksikanIndonesian
- istruireItalian
- לְהוֹרוֹתHebrew
- 指示, 教えるJapanese
- ಸೂಚನೆKannada
- 지시하다Korean
- instruoLatin
- instruerenDutch
- undervise, instruereNorwegian
- pouczaćPolish
- instruirPortuguese
- instruiRomanian
- обуча́ть, проинструкти́ровать, научи́ть, инструкти́ровать, обучи́ть, учи́тьRussian
- instrueraSwedish
- அறிவுறுத்துங்கள்Tamil
- ఉపదే� ించండిTelugu
- öğretmekTurkish
- інструктуватиUkrainian
- ہدایتUrdu
- dạyVietnamese
- 指導Chinese
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