Instruct and Threaten

Instruct

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

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

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

Threaten

Threaten verb - To remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on.

Instruct and threaten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instruct" instead a verb "Threaten".

Nearby Words: threatening, threat

Common collocations

man instruct man threaten man
woman instruct woman threaten woman
people instruct people threaten people
children instruct children threaten children
Other words: someone, characters, everyone, times, kids.
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