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instruct
verb
to
teach
someone
how
to
do
something
or
how
something
works
•
The
coach
instructed
the
players
on
how
to
warm
up
properly
.
The
coach
instructed
the
players
on
how
to
warm
up
properly
.
•
During
the
workshop
,
the
artist
instructed
the
children
in
watercolor
techniques
.
During
the
workshop
,
the
artist
instructed
the
children
in
watercolor
techniques
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
‘
instruere
’
meaning
‘
build
up
,
prepare
,
teach
’.
verb
to
give
someone
an
official
order
or
firm
direction
•
The
judge
instructed
the
jury
not
to
discuss
the
case
outside
the
courtroom
.
The
judge
instructed
the
jury
not
to
discuss
the
case
outside
the
courtroom
.
•
My
boss
instructed
me
to
finish
the
report
by
noon
.
My
boss
instructed
me
to
finish
the
report
by
noon
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
from
Latin
‘
instruere
’,
also
used
in
military
and
legal
contexts
meaning
‘
to
order
or
set
up
’.
