Acquaint
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar. transitive
"I think you should acquaint him with the realities of the situation."
- 2 inform wordnet
- 3 To communicate notice to; to inform; let know. archaic, transitive
"Acquaint her here, of my Sonne Paris Loue,"
- 4 make familiar or conversant with wordnet
- 5 To familiarize; to accustom. obsolete, transitive
"October 2 1642, Isaac Basire, letter to John Evelyn What success it may further have I shall acquaint you at my coming over"
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- 6 cause to come to know personally wordnet
- 1 Acquainted. Scotland, not-comparable
"[I]f you have skimmed through even a paragraph of my poor neglected little magnum opus you will know I am unusually acquaint with my inner workings."
Example
More examples"You should acquaint yourself with the local customs."
Etymology
From Middle English aqueynten, acointen, from Old French acointier, from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre, from Late Latin accognitus, past participle of accognoscō, from Latin cognoscō, from nōscō. See also quaint, know.
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