Acquaint
Ac·quaint
Acquaint
a.
- Acquainted. [Obs.]
Acquaint
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Acquainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquainting
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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.
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
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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.
I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland.
- To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.]
Phrases & Compounds
- 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.