D defs.my
Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Instruct

/ĭnˌ-strŭkt'/ · In·struct · IPA /ɪnˈstɹʌkt/
01 a. Arranged; furnished; provided.
  1. 1.
    Arranged; furnished; provided.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    Instructed; taught; enlightened.[Obs.]
02 v. t. To put in order; to form; to prepare.
imp. & p. p. Instructed; p. pr. & vb. n. Instructing
  1. 1.
    To put in order; to form; to prepare.[Obs.]
    “They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a hearing.” — Ayliffe.
  2. 2.
    To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline.
    “Schoolmasters will I keep within my house, Fit to instruct her youth.” Shak.
  3. 3.
    To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury.
    “She, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.” — Matt. xiv. 8.
    “Take her in; instruct her what she has to do.” Shak.