Instruct and Suggest

Instruct

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

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

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

Suggest

Suggest verb - To convey an idea indirectly.

Instruct and suggest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instruct" instead a verb "Suggest".

Common collocations

person instruct person suggest person
woman instruct woman suggest woman
people instruct people suggest people
times instruct times suggest times
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