Instruct and Wish

Instruct

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

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Wish and instruct are semantically related in demand topic. In some cases you can use "Wish" instead a verb "Instruct".

Nearby Words: instruction, instructor, instructive, instructing

Wish verb - To offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable.

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Instruct and wish are semantically related in demand topic. Sometimes you can use "Instruct" instead a verb "Wish".

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

The Dungeons & Dragons spell "Wish" is more famous for the opposite trope, but the spell description does instruct the Game Master to treat it this way if the request is within reason, and lists several specific effects that are guaranteed to work without issue.

Source: Benevolent Genie

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