Instruct and Keep

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Instruct

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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Keep is an antonym for instruct.
Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Instruct is an antonym for keep.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper
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Common collocations

man instruct man keep man
people instruct people keep people
children instruct children keep children
someone instruct someone keep someone
Other words: team, audience, characters, player, everyone, kids, players.

Both words in one sentence

  • Theatre / The King and I With no time to correct the mistake, all she can do is instruct them to "keep your backs to the wall".
    Source: Theatre / The King and I
  • Anime / Free! And the Adventure Continues: During the Continuity Cavalcade while Haru, Makoto and Rin have all gone to college, the swim teams still keep on existing as Rei and Nagisa instruct the new generation on Iwatobi's side and Nitori does the same with Momotarou on Samezuka's side.
    Source: Anime / Free!
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