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1. an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover, |
| definition | : | someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation (noun.person) |
2. accustom gradually to some action or attitude (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | accustom, habituate, |
| definition | : | make psychologically or physically used (to something) (verb.change) |
3. impart skills or knowledge to (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | inform, |
| definition | : | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | indoctrinate, |
| definition | : | teach doctrines to; teach uncritically (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | drill, |
| definition | : | teach by repetition (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | catechise, catechize, |
| definition | : | give religious instructions to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | reinforce, reward, |
| definition | : | strengthen and support with rewards (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | spoonfeed, |
| definition | : | teach without challenging the students (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | induct, |
| definition | : | introduce or initiate (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mentor, |
| definition | : | serve as a teacher or trusted counselor (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | tutor, |
| definition | : | be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | unteach, |
| definition | : | cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | unteach, |
| definition | : | cause to unlearn (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ground, |
| definition | : | instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | lecture, talk, |
| definition | : | deliver a lecture or talk (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | coach, train, |
| definition | : | teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | edify, enlighten, |
| definition | : | make understand (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | condition, |
| definition | : | establish a conditioned response (verb.social) |
| cause | : | acquire, larn, learn, |
| definition | : | gain knowledge or skills (verb.cognition) |
4. accustom gradually to some action or attitude (verb.change)
| derivation | : | teacher, |
| definition | : | a personified abstraction that teaches (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | instructor, teacher, |
| definition | : | a person whose occupation is teaching (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | docile, teachable, |
| definition | : | ready and willing to be taught (adj.all) |
5. impart skills or knowledge to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | teacher, |
| definition | : | a personified abstraction that teaches (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | instructor, teacher, |
| definition | : | a person whose occupation is teaching (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | docile, teachable, |
| definition | : | ready and willing to be taught (adj.all) |
6. accustom gradually to some action or attitude (verb.change)
| derivation | : | teacher, |
| definition | : | a personified abstraction that teaches (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | instructor, teacher, |
| definition | : | a person whose occupation is teaching (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | docile, teachable, |
| definition | : | ready and willing to be taught (adj.all) |
7. impart skills or knowledge to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | teacher, |
| definition | : | a personified abstraction that teaches (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | instructor, teacher, |
| definition | : | a person whose occupation is teaching (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | docile, teachable, |
| definition | : | ready and willing to be taught (adj.all) |
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