(archaic, transitive) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).

(transitive) To communicate knowledge to.

(intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.

To act as an informer; denounce.

(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).

(obsolete, intransitive) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.

(obsolete, transitive) To direct, guide.

(archaic, intransitive) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.

Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.