instructedness - 1 dictionary results
in⋅struct
[in-struhkt]
–verb (used with object)
| 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. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L instructus ptp. of instruere to equip, train, set in order, equiv. to in- in- 2 + struc- (var. s. of struere to put together) + -tus ptp. suffix
1375–1425; late ME < L instructus ptp. of instruere to equip, train, set in order, equiv. to in- in- 2 + struc- (var. s. of struere to put together) + -tus ptp. suffix

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