Instruct and Recommend

Instruct

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

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

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

Recommend

Recommend verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.

Instruct and recommend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instruct" instead a verb "Recommend".

Common collocations

people instruct people recommend people
someone instruct someone recommend someone
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