instruct

v 1: impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" 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

Source: WordNet. Princeton University

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