Instruct and Persuade

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

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

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

Persuade verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request.

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Instruct and persuade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instruct" instead a verb "Persuade".

person	instruct person	persuade person
girl	instruct girl	persuade girl
man	instruct man	persuade man
woman	instruct woman	persuade woman
Other words: people, group, children, someone, parents, team, audience, characters, doctor, everyone.

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