1.To put in order; to form; to prepare. (Obs.) "They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a hearing."
2.To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline. "Schoolmasters will I keep within my house, Fit to instruct her youth."
3.To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury. "She, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger." "Take her in; instruct her what she has to do."
