acquaint

[Ac*quaint·]

When you acquaint yourself with something, you familiarize yourself with it. When you visit a new city, you should acquaint yourself with the layout of the streets so you don’t get lost.

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Acquainted.

Verb
inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"

Verb
make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

Verb
cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"


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.


Acquaint

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

Acquaint

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.
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
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.
I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland.
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.

Acquainted.

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

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