Instruct and Reserve

Instruct

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

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

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

Reserve verb - To arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use.

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Instruct and reserve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instruct" instead a verb "Reserve".

people	instruct people	reserve people
everyone	instruct everyone	reserve everyone

He was once ambushed by Liu Bei despite being specifically warned about it by Li Dian (though he at least had the foresight to instruct Li Dian to stay behind with a reserve force that helped rescue him when the ambush was launched).

Source: Useful Notes / Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Wu

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