In*struct" (?), v. 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.
Shak. 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. Syn. -- To teach; educate; inform; train; discipline; indoctrinate; direct; enjoin.
In*struct" (?), a. [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.
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