instruct :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"

v. impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

v. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

v. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation"

v. give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

v. give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"

v. create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"

v. give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"