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   Teach (tēch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taught (ta̤t); p. pr. & vb. n. Teaching.] [OE. techen, imp. taughte, tahte, AS. tǣcean, imp. tǣhte, to show, teach, akin to tācn token. See Token.]
   1. To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, “to teach arithmetic, dancing, music, or the like; to teach morals.”
   
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   If some men teach wicked things, it must be that others should practice them. South.
   
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   2. To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct through a course of studies; as, “to teach a child or a class”. “He taught his disciples.”  Mark ix. 31.
   
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   The village master taught his little school. Goldsmith.
   
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   3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.
   
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   I shall myself to herbs teach you. Chaucer.
   
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   They have taught their tongue to speak lies. Jer. ix. 5.
   
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   ☞ This verb is often used with two objects, one of the person, the other of the thing; as, “he taught me Latin grammar”. In the passive construction, either of these objects may be retained in the objective case, while the other becomes the subject; as, “I was taught Latin grammar by him; Latin grammar was taught me by him”.
   
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   Syn. -- To instruct; inform; inculcate; tell; guide; counsel; admonish. See the Note under Learn.
   
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   Teaching, n. The act or business of instructing; also, that which is taught; instruction.
   
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   Syn. -- Education; instruction; breeding. See Education.
   
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