VERB: "to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
2. create by training and teaching
(noun)
1. a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
2. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROFICIENT (adjective)
1. of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
2. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
QUALIFIED (adjective)
1. holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill
2. contingent on something else

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