Instruct and Lock

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Instruct verb - To cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field.

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Lock and instruct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lock" instead a verb "Instruct".

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

Lock verb - Fasten with a lock.

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Instruct and lock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instruct" instead a verb "Lock".

Nearby Words: locked, lockup, locker, locket, lockout

man	instruct man	lock man
woman	instruct woman	lock woman
children	instruct children	lock children
parents	instruct parents	lock parents
Other words: characters, door, doctor, player, everyone, times, kids, players, pages.

You would think that the cleaner translation would mean that the game would actually instruct you on how to not lock yourself into an unwinnable state, but no such luck.

Source: Unwinnable by Design

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