| instruct | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. instruct, learn, teach | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| ~ larn, learn, acquire | gain knowledge or skills.; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" |
| ~ train, educate, prepare, develop | create by training and teaching.; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" |
| ~ indoctrinate | teach doctrines to; teach uncritically.; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples" |
| ~ drill | teach by repetition. |
| ~ catechise, catechize | give religious instructions to. |
| ~ reinforce, reward | strengthen and support with rewards.; "Let's reinforce good behavior" |
| ~ spoonfeed | teach without challenging the students.; "This professor spoonfeeds his students" |
| ~ induct | introduce or initiate.; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession" |
| ~ mentor | serve as a teacher or trusted counselor.; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring" |
| ~ tutor | be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction.; "She tutored me in Spanish" |
| ~ unteach | cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier. |
| ~ unteach | cause to unlearn.; "teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods" |
| ~ ground | instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject. |
| ~ lecture, talk | deliver a lecture or talk.; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ coach, train | teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports.; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew" |
| ~ edify, enlighten | make understand.; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" |
| ~ condition | establish a conditioned response. |
| v. (communication) | 2. instruct | give instructions or directions for some task.; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation" |
| ~ order, enjoin, tell, say | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" |
| ~ charge | instruct or command with authority.; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem" |
| ~ charge | instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence. |
| v. (communication) | 3. apprise, apprize, instruct | make aware of.; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" |
| ~ direct | give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction.; "I directed them towards the town hall" |
| ~ brief | give essential information to someone.; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| testament | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. testament | a profession of belief.; "he stated his political testament" |
| ~ credo, creed | any system of principles or beliefs. |
| n. (communication) | 2. testament, will | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die. |
| ~ old testament | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ new testament | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right. |
| ~ codicil | a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ devise | a will disposing of real property. |
| n. (communication) | 3. testament | strong evidence for something.; "his easy victory was a testament to his skill" |
| ~ testimonial, testimony | something that serves as evidence.; "his effort was testimony to his devotion" |
| n. (communication) | 4. testament | either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity. |
| ~ bible, christian bible, good book, holy scripture, holy writ, scripture, word of god, book, word | the sacred writings of the Christian religions.; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" |
| will | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. volition, will | the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention.; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt" |
| ~ faculty, mental faculty, module | one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind. |
| ~ velleity | volition in its weakest form. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. will | a fixed and persistent intent or purpose.; "where there's a will there's a way" |
| ~ aim, intent, intention, purpose, design | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| v. (communication) | 3. will | decree or ordain.; "God wills our existence" |
| ~ ordain | issue an order. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. will | determine by choice.; "This action was willed and intended" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| v. (possession) | 5. bequeath, leave, will | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| ~ leave behind, leave | be survived by after one's death.; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| ~ devise | give by will, especially real property. |
| ~ pass on | give to or transfer possession of.; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law" |
| ~ impart, pass on, give, leave | transmit (knowledge or skills).; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" |
| ~ remember | show appreciation to.; "He remembered her in his will" |
| ~ fee-tail, entail | limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs. |
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