| 1. | to furnish with knowledge, esp. by a systematic method; teach; train; educate. |
| 2. | to furnish with orders or directions; direct; order; command: The doctor instructed me to diet. |
| 3. | to furnish with information; inform; apprise. |
| 4. | Law. (of a judge) to guide (a jury) by outlining the legal principles involved in the case under consideration. |

in·struct (ĭn-strŭkt') v. in·struct·ed, in·struct·ing, in·structs v. tr.
To serve as an instructor. [Middle English instructen, from Latin īnstruere, īnstrūct-, to prepare, instruct : in-, on; see in-2 + struere, to build; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.] |