Comply and Instruct

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Comply verb - Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.

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Instruct is an antonym for comply.

Nearby Words: complied, complying

Instruct verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

Usage example: the proctors instructed everyone to put their pencils down and hand in their tests

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Comply is an antonym for instruct.

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

car	comply car	instruct car
times	comply times	instruct times

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