instruct
verb (ORDER) /ɪnˈstrʌkt/Definition
C1 [T + to infinitive] to order or tell someone to do something, especially in a formal way: The police have been instructed to patrol the building and surrounding area.Giving orders and commands › [T] UK to employ a lawyer to represent you in courtTaking legal action › [T] When a judge instructs a jury, he or she tells it what the law means and how to use it.Judges and juries
(Definition of instruct verb (ORDER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bade verb
- behest noun
- boss verb
- bossyboots noun
- call for sth phrasal verb
- call sb/sth off phrasal verb
- charge verb (ORDER)
- defy verb
- detail verb (ORDER)
- dictate to sb phrasal verb
- expect verb (DEMAND)
- harry verb
- importunate adjective
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate verb (ORDER)
- overbearing adjective
- prescribed adjective (RULE)
- prescriptive adjective
- stick out for sth phrasal verb
- stipulate verb
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