Instruct
Instruct , adjective
[Latin instructus, past participle of instruere to furnish, provide, construct, instruct; pref. in- in, on + struere. See Structure.]
1.
Arranged; furnished; provided. [Obsolete]
He had neither ship instruct with oars, nor men.
2.
Instructed; taught; enlightened. [Obsolete] — Milton
Instruct , transitive verb
1.
To put in order; to form; to prepare. [Obsolete]
They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a hearing.
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.
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.
Take her in; instruct her what she has to do.