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Acquaint

Acquaint Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Acquaint? [v] inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move" [v] make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" [v] cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Acquaint: familiarise \| familiarize Related Terms \| Find terms related to Acquaint: accustom \| advertise \| advertise of \| advise \| apprise \| brief \| bring word \| clue \| communicate \| disclose \| divulge \| do the honors \| enlighten \| familiarize \| fill in \| give a knockdown \| give an introduction \| give notice \| give the facts \| give word \| habituate \| inform \| instruct \| introduce \| leave word \| let know \| make acquainted \| mention to \| notify \| post \| present \| quaint \| report \| reveal \| send word \| serve notice \| speak \| tell \| verse \| warn See Also \| bring out \| get into \| inform \| reacquaint \| reintroduce \| re-introduce Acquaint In Webster's Dictionary \Acquaint"\, a. [OF. acoint. See {Acquaint}, v. t.] Acquainted. [Obs.] \Acquaint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with. Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it. --Locke. A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa. liii. 3. 2. To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; -- followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that, introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend with the particulars of an act. Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak. I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland. --Shak. 3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn. {To be acquainted with}, to be possessed of personal knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with. Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.

Acquaint Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Acquaint?

[v] inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"
[v] make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
[v] cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Acquaint: familiarise | familiarize

Acquaint In Webster's Dictionary

\Ac*quaint"\, a. [OF. acoint. See {Acquaint}, v. t.]
Acquainted. [Obs.]


\Ac*quaint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF.
acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of
cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See {Quaint},
{Know}.]
1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make
   (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.

         Before a man can speak on any subject, it is
         necessary to be acquainted with it.   --Locke.

         A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.
                                               liii. 3.

2. To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; --
   followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that,
   introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend
   with the particulars of an act.

         Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.

         I must acquaint you that I have received New dated
         letters from Northumberland.          --Shak.

3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.

{To be acquainted with}, to be possessed of personal
   knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less
   familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.

Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.

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