Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (a.) Arranged; furnished; provided.

2. (a.) Instructed; taught; enlightened.

3. (v. t.) To put in order; to form; to prepare.

4. (v. t.) To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline.

5. (v. t.) To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury.