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Webster 1913 Edition

Instruct

In-struct′

,
Adj.
[L.
instructus
, p. p. of
instruere
to furnish, provide, construct, instruct; pref.
in-
in, on +
struere
. See
Structure
.]
1.
Arranged; furnished; provided.
[Obs.]
“He had neither ship instruct with oars, nor men.”
Chapman.
2.
Instructed; taught; enlightened.
[Obs.]
Milton.

In-struct′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Instructed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Instructing
.]
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.
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.
Shakespeare
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.
Syn. – To teach; educate; inform; train; discipline; indoctrinate; direct; enjoin.

Webster 1828 Edition

Instruct

INSTRUCT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. instruo, instructum; in and struo, to set or to put on, to furnish. The L. struo is contracted from struco or strugo. See Destroy.]
1.
To teach; to inform the mind; to educate; to impart knowledge to one who was destitute of it. The first duty of parents is to instruct their children in the principles of religion and morality.
2.
To direct; to enjoin; to persuade or admonish.
She being before instructed by her mother, said, give me here the head of John the Baptist in a charger. Matt.14.
3.
To direct or command; to furnish with orders. The president instructed his envoy to insist on the restitution of the property.
4.
To inform; to advise or give notice to. On this question the court is not instructed.
5.
To model; to form; to prepare. [Not used.]

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