instruct

/ɪnˈstrʌkt/ verb [T]

Definition

ORDER › to officially tell someone to do something: [+ to do sth] Staff are instructed not to use the telephones for personal calls.

TEACH formal › to teach someone about something: She is there to instruct people in the safe use of the gym equipment.

(Definition of instruct verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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