instruct
v 1: impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He
instructed me in building a boat"; "learn" is not
standard [syn: {teach}, {learn}]
2: give instructions or directions for some task; "She
instructed the students to work on their pronounciation"
3: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the
tuition hike?" [syn: {apprise}, {apprize}]