instruct

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  instruct 
 
  3  senses  of  instruct 
 
  Sense  1 
  teach,  learn,  instruct 
  =>  train,  develop,  prepare,  educate 
  =>  indoctrinate 
  =>  drill 
  =>  catechize,  catechise 
  =>  reinforce,  reward 
  =>  spoonfeed 
  =>  tutor 
  =>  unteach 
  =>  unteach 
  =>  ground 
  =>  lecture,  talk 
  =>  coach,  train 
  =>  enlighten,  edify 
  =>  condition 
 
  Sense  2 
  instruct 
  =>  charge 
  =>  charge 
 
  Sense  3 
  instruct,  apprise,  apprize 
  =>  direct 
  =>  brief 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  instruct 
 
  3  senses  of  instruct 
 
  Sense  1 
  teach,  learn,  instruct 
  =>  train,  develop,  prepare,  educate 
  =>  retrain 
  =>  drill 
  =>  housebreak 
  =>  toilet-train 
  =>  indoctrinate 
  =>  revolutionize,  revolutionise,  inspire,  infect 
  =>  brainwash 
  =>  drill 
  =>  hammer  in  drill  in  ram  down  beat  in 
  =>  inculcate,  instill,  infuse 
  =>  din 
  =>  catechize,  catechise 
  =>  reinforce,  reward 
  =>  spoonfeed 
  =>  tutor 
  =>  unteach 
  =>  unteach 
  =>  ground 
  =>  lecture,  talk 
  =>  preach,  prophesy 
  =>  evangelize,  evangelise 
  =>  coach,  train 
  =>  enlighten,  edify 
  =>  condition 
 
  Sense  2 
  instruct 
  =>  charge 
  =>  charge 
 
  Sense  3 
  instruct,  apprise,  apprize 
  =>  direct 
  =>  point  the  way 
  =>  brief 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  instruct 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  instruct 
 
  3  senses  of  instruct 
 
  Sense  1 
  teach,  learn,  instruct 
  =>  inform 
 
  Sense  2 
  instruct 
  =>  order  tell  enjoin,  say 
 
  Sense  3 
  instruct,  apprise,  apprize 
  =>  inform 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  instruct 
 
  instruct  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  instruct 
 
  Sense  1 
  teach,  learn,  instruct 
  =>  inform 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  instruct 
  =>  order  tell  enjoin,  say 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  instruct,  apprise,  apprize 
  =>  inform 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  instruct 
  instruction 
  instruction  book 
  instruction  execution 
  instruction  manual 
  instructions 
  instructor 
  instructorship 
  instructress 
 
  Overview  of  verb  instruct 
 
  The  verb  instruct  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  teach,  learn,  instruct  --  (impart  skills  or  knowledge  to  "I  taught  them  French";  "He  instructed  me  in  building  a  boat") 
  2.  (9)  instruct  --  (give  instructions  or  directions  for  some  task;  "She  instructed  the  students  to  work  on  their  pronounciation") 
  3.  instruct,  apprise,  apprize  --  (make  aware  of  "Have  the  students  been  apprised  of  the  tuition  hike?") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  instruct 
  instructed 
  instructional 
  instructive 
 
  Overview  of  verb  instruct 
 
  The  verb  instruct  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  teach,  learn,  instruct  --  (impart  skills  or  knowledge  to  "I  taught  them  French";  "He  instructed  me  in  building  a  boat") 
  2.  (9)  instruct  --  (give  instructions  or  directions  for  some  task;  "She  instructed  the  students  to  work  on  their  pronounciation") 
  3.  instruct,  apprise,  apprize  --  (make  aware  of  "Have  the  students  been  apprised  of  the  tuition  hike?") 

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