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acquaint

(əkweɪnt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense acquaints, present participle acquainting, past tense, past participle acquainted
1. verb
If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
[formal]
...efforts to acquaint the public with their rights under the new law. [VERB noun + with]
I want to acquaint myself with your strengths and weaknesses. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + with]
Synonyms: tell, announce, reveal, advise More Synonyms of acquaint
2.  See also acquainted

acquaint in British English

(əˈkweɪnt)
verb (transitive)
1. (foll by with or of)
to make (a person) familiar or conversant (with); inform (of)
2. (foll by with) mainly US
to introduce (to); bring into contact (with)
Word origin
C13: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Latin accognitus, from accognōscere to know perfectly, from ad- (intensive) + cognōscere to know

acquaint in American English

(əˈkweɪnt)
verb transitive
1. 
to let know; give knowledge to; make aware; inform
to acquaint oneself with the facts
2. 
to cause to know personally; make familiar with
are you acquainted with my brother?
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈnotiˌfy
Word origin
ME aqueinten < OFr acointier < ML adcognitare < L ad-, to + cognitus, pp. of cognoscere, to know thoroughly < con-, with gnoscere, know

Examples of 'acquaint' in a sentence
acquaint

They were well acquainted with both and knew their history.
Johanna Spyri Heidi (1881)
She became well acquainted with an older woman who was a cancer patient.
Christianity Today (2000)
We're all well acquainted with the saga of his resistance to it and his exile from the ring.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They were already well acquainted, which would save him the trouble of first finding and then getting to know a stranger.
Julia Keay ALEXANDER THE CORRECTOR (2004)
Some American personnel are already well acquainted with life in Australia.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Both men are well acquainted with the'dark arts '.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
As a person who was well acquainted with all the people of the camps, she would be invaluable in our dealings with the various families.
Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004)
As a result, they are usually well acquainted with both their own and other people'sanger by the time they reach manhood.
Lindenfield, Gael 50 Ways to Become a Self-Confident Woman (1989)
Emmy received this story, which was told at some length, as those persons who are acquainted with her character may imagine that she would.
William Thackeray Vanity Fair (1837)

In other languages
acquaint

British English: acquaint VERB
If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
...efforts to acquaint the public with their rights under the new law.
  • American English: acquaint
  • Brazilian Portuguese: familiarizar
  • Chinese: 使了解
  • European Spanish: informar
  • French: familiariser
  • German: bekannt machen
  • Italian: portare a conoscenza di
  • Japanese: 知らせる
  • Korean: 숙지시키다
  • European Portuguese: familiarizar
  • Latin American Spanish: informar

Chinese translation of 'acquaint'

acquaint

(əˈkweɪnt) (frm)

vt

  1. to acquaint sb with sth (= inform) 把某事通知某人 (bǎ mǒushì tōngzhī mǒurén)
to acquaint o.s. with sth 开(開)始知道某事 (kāishǐ zhīdào mǒushì)
to be acquainted with sb/sth [person] 认(認)识(識)某人 (rènshi mǒurén) [fact] 了解某事 (liǎojiě mǒushì)
(verb) 
I want to acquaint myself with your abilities and your weaknesses.Have steps been made to acquaint them with their rights?
Synonyms
tell
I called her to tell her how spectacular it looked.
announce
The couple were planning to announce their engagement.
reveal
She has refused to reveal her daughter's whereabouts.
advise
I must advise you of my decision to retire.
inform
They would inform him of any progress they had made.
communicate
The result will be communicated to parents.
disclose
Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
notify
The skipper notified the coastguard of the tragedy.
enlighten
Their aim is to enlighten the public about the situation.
divulge
He was charged with divulging state secrets.
familiarize
apprise
Have the customers been fully apprised of the advantages?
let (someone) know

Additional synonyms

in the sense of advise
Definition
to inform or notify
I must advise you of my decision to retire.
Synonyms
notify,
tell,
report,
announce,
warn,
declare,
inform,
acquaint,
make known,
apprise,
let (someone) know
in the sense of announce
Definition
to proclaim
The couple were planning to announce their engagement.
Synonyms
make known,
tell,
report,
reveal,
publish,
declare,
advertise,
broadcast,
disclose,
post,
tweet,
intimate,
proclaim,
trumpet,
make public,
publicize,
divulge,
promulgate,
propound,
shout from the rooftops (informal),
give out
in the sense of apprise
Definition
to make aware
Have the customers been fully apprised of the advantages?
Synonyms
make aware,
tell,
warn,
advise,
inform,
communicate,
notify,
enlighten,
acquaint,
give notice,
make cognizant

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