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pre-acquaint, v.|priːəˈkweɪnt|
[pre- A. 1.]
trans. To acquaint beforehand, inform previously. Const. with. So pre-aˈcquaintance, previous acquaintance; pre-aˈcquainted ppl. a., having previous acquaintance or knowledge.
1609B. Jonson Sil. Wom. ii. v, You haue beene pre-acquainted with her birth, education [etc.]. 1633Shirley Witty Fair One i. iii, My intention was to pre-acquaint you. a1670Hacket Abp. Williams i. (1693) 75 The Terms of the Common Law..seem Barbarous to the vulgar Ear and had need to be familiariz'd with pre-acquaintance. 1702Steele Funeral iii. i, Leave the care of Lady Charlotte to me; I'll pre-acquaint her, that she may not be frightened. 1751Harris Hermes ii. i. (1765) 223 From implying an ordinary pre-acquaintance, to presume a kind of general and universal Notoriety. 1775T. Sheridan Art Reading 169 We are pre-acquainted with the sounds of the words. |