teach (verb)

  • 111educate — verb it s nearly impossible to educate children who hate being in school Syn: teach, school, tutor, instruct, coach, train, drill; guide, inform, enlighten; inculcate, indoctrinate; formal edify …

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  • 112familiarize — verb let me familiarize you with our new phone setup Syn: make conversant with, make familiar with, acquaint with; accustom to, habituate to, instruct in, teach in, educate in, school in, prime in, introduce to; brief in/about; informal put in… …

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  • 113graduate — verb 1) he wants to teach when he graduates Syn: get one s diploma, get one s degree, pass one s exams, complete/finish one s studies 2) she wants to graduate to serious drama Syn: progress, advance, move up 3) a thermometer graduated in… …

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  • 114indoctrinate — verb armed with an evil political agenda, they set out to indoctrinate the nation s idealistic youth Syn: brainwash, propagandize, proselytize, inculcate, instill, reeducate, persuade, convince, condition, program, mold, discipline; instruct,… …

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  • 115instill — verb 1) we instill vigilance in our children Syn: inculcate, implant, ingrain, impress, imprint, introduce; engender, produce, generate, induce, inspire, promote, foster; drum (into), drill (into) 2) …

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  • 116instruct — verb 1) the union instructed them to strike Syn: order, direct, command, tell, enjoin, require, call on, mandate, charge; literary bid 2) do not attempt to operate the binder until you ve been thoroughly instructed Syn: teach …

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  • 117punish — verb 1) they punished their children Syn: discipline, teach someone a lesson; tan someone s hide; informal wallop, come down on (like a ton of bricks) 2) higher charges would punish the poor Syn: penalize, unfairly disadvantage, handicap, hurt,… …

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  • 118educate — verb Syn: teach, school, tutor, instruct, coach, train, inform, enlighten …

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  • 119instruct — verb 1) the union instructed them to strike Syn: order, direct, command, tell, mandate 2) nobody instructed him in how to operate it Syn: teach, coach, train, educate, tutor, guide …

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  • 120punish — verb 1) they punished their children Syn: discipline, penalize, correct, sentence, teach someone a lesson; informal come down on (like a ton of bricks), have someone s guts for garters; dated chastise 2) higher charges would punish the poor Syn:… …

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