To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
To communicate knowledge to.
To impart information or knowledge.
To act as an informer; denounce.
To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
His sense of religion informs everything he writes.
To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
To direct, guide.
To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.