Instruct and Supervise

Instruct

Instruct verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.
Usage example: the proctors instructed everyone to put their pencils down and hand in their tests

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

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

Supervise

Supervise verb - To be in charge of.
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Synonyms for Supervise

Instruct and supervise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instruct" instead a verb "Supervise".

Nearby Words: supervisor, supervision, supervisory, supervising, supervisee

Common collocations

team instruct team supervise team
characters instruct characters supervise characters
everyone instruct everyone supervise everyone
kids instruct kids supervise kids
Other words: subordinates.
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