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   teach

   /tiːtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. impart knowledge to or instruct (someone) as to how to do something: "she taught him to read" Similar educateinstructschooltutorgive lessons tocoachtrainupskillgroundenlightenilluminateverseedifypreparedin something intoindoctrinatebrainwashdrilldisciplineput someone through their pacesteach schooltrainshowguideinstructdemonstrate togive someone an ideamake clearinformal:learn
   • ▪ give information about or instruction in (a subject or skill): "he came one day each week to teach painting" Similar give lessons inlecture ingive instructions ininform someone aboutfamiliarize someone withacquaint someone withinstilinculcateexplicateexplainexpound
   • ▪ work as a teacher: "she teaches at the local high school"
   • 2. cause (someone) to learn or understand something by example or experience: "travelling taught me that not everyone shared my beliefs"
   • ▪ encourage someone to accept (something) as a fact or principle: "the philosophy teaches self-control"
   • ▪ make (someone) less inclined to do something: informal "I'll teach you to throw rocks at my windows"

   noun

   • 1. a teacher: informal "she came to say ‘Hi!’ to her old teach"

   Word Origin Old Englishtǣcan ‘show, present, point out’, of Germanic origin; related to token, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek deiknunai ‘show’, deigma ‘sample’.

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