Acquaint

[ə'kweɪnt] or [ə'kwent]

Definition

(verb.) inform; 'Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move'.

Edited by Gail--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) Acquainted.

(v. t.) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To familiarize; to accustom.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Familiarize, make familiar.[2]. Inform, apprise, tell, notify, make aware, make known to, mention to, communicate to, signify to, give notice to, send word to, write word to.

Checker: Mario

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Advertise, inform, impart, make_known, divulge, teach, notify, apprise, advise,tell

ANT:Misinform, deceive, delude, mislead, misguide, hoodwink

Checked by Elaine

Definition

v.t. to make or let one to know: to inform a person of a thing (with): to inform (with personal object only).—ns. Acquaint′ance familiar knowledge: a person whom we know; Acquaint′anceship familiar knowledge.—p.adj. Acquaint′ed (with) personally known: having personal knowledge of.

Editor: Melinda

Examples

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