Definition for IN-STRUCT'

IN-STRUCT', v.t. [L. instruo, instructum; in and struo, to set or to put on, to furnish; Fr. and It. instruire; Sp. instruir. The L. struo is contracted from struco or strugo. See Destroy.]

  1. To teach; to inform the mind; to educate; to impart knowledge to one who was destitute of it. The first duty of parents is to instruct their children in the principles of religion and morality.
  2. To direct; to enjoin; to persuade or admonish. She being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist in a charger. Math. xiv.
  3. To direct or command; to furnish with orders. The president instructed his envoy to insist on the restitution of the property.
  4. To inform; to advise or give notice to. On this question the court is not instructed.
  5. To model; to form; to prepare. [Not used.] Ayliffe.

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