nnoun.personan English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)Synset:Blackbeard Edward Teach Edward Thatch Teach Thatch
Instance Hypernyms:buccaneer pirate sea robber sea rover
Inherited Hypernyms:teachpirateplundererthiefcriminalprincipalwrongdoerbad personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:teachpirateplundererthiefcriminalprincipalwrongdoerbad personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.communicationimpart skills or knowledge toSynset:instruct learn
Examples:- I taught them French
- He instructed me in building a boat
Derivationally Related Form:teachinginstructorinstructionteachableinstructiveteacher
Hypernyms:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:teachinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:catechisecatechizecoachconditiondevelopdrilledifyeducateenlightengroundindoctrinateinductlecturementorpreparereinforcerewardspoonfeedtalktraintutorunteach
Causes:acquire larn learn
Full Troponyms:brainwashcatechizecoachconditiondindrillenlightenevangelizegroundhammer inhousebreakinculcateindoctrinateinductlecturementorpreachreinforceretrainrevolutionizespoonfeedtoilet-traintraintutorunteach
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Somebody ---s (apply to: teach) | Somebody ---s somebody something (apply to: teach) | Somebody ---s something to somebody (apply to: teach) | The parents --- a French poem to the children (apply to: teach) | The parents --- the children a French poem (apply to: teach)
vverb.changeaccustom gradually to some action or attitudeExamples:- The child is taught to obey her parents
Derivationally Related Form:teachableteacher
Hypernyms:accustom habituate
Inherited Hypernyms:teachhabituatechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE