Instruct and Nurse

Instruct

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

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

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

Nurse verb - To bring to maturity through care and education.

Usage example: as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years

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Instruct and nurse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instruct" instead a verb "Nurse".

Nearby Words: nursed, nursery, nursing, nurseling

Princess Candacis in White as Snow is almost always called Coira, a name her nurse gave her, to the point that her maids instruct a doctor to call her Coira because she won't know who he's talking to if he calls her Candacis.

Source: Only Known by Their Nickname

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