v. 25B6; verb
the union instructed them to strike : ORDER, direct, command, tell, enjoin, require, call on, mandate, charge; poetic/literary bid.
nobody instructed him in how to operate it : TEACH, school, coach, train, enlighten, inform, educate, tutor, guide, prepare, prime.
she instructed a solicitor of her own choice : EMPLOY, authorize, brief.
the bank was instructed that money would be withdrawn : INFORM, tell, notify, apprise, advise, brief, prime; informal put in the picture, fill in.