acquaint
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acquaint
- /əˈkweɪnt/
Rhymes with -eɪnt
Where it comes from
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.
verb acquaints · acquainting · acquainted
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To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
I think you should acquaint him with the realities of the situation.
Similar: familiarize
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To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
Acquaint her here, of my Sonne Paris Loue,
Similar: advise
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To familiarize; to accustom.
October 2 1642, Isaac Basire, letter to John Evelyn
What success it may further have I shall acquaint you at my coming over
Similar: to familiarize, to accustom
adjective
- Acquainted. [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.
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verb to furnish or give experimental knowledge of
| Español | dar a conocer, familiarizar, presentar |
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| Deutsch | vertraut machen |
| Русский | ознакомить oznakomitʹ |
verb to communicate notice to
| Deutsch | in Kenntnis setzen, mitteilen, unterrichten (with darüber), informieren (with darüber) |
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verb to familiarize; to accustom
| Español | familiarizar |
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| Português | familiarizar |
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title = {acquaint},
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