acquaint

verb

ac·quaint ə-ˈkwānt How to pronounce acquaint (audio)

acquainted; acquainting; acquaints

transitive verb

: to cause to know personally

was acquainted with the mayor

: to make familiar : to cause to know firsthand

acquainting the new employees with their responsibilities

She took a few days to acquaint herself with the facts of the case.

Example Sentences

This class is designed to acquaint students with the region's most important writers. Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers.

Recent Examples on the Web Joel also appreciates that Nikki exists on a show for young people, who get to acquaint themselves with trans people and stories through a positive, fun, and multidimensional character.

Olivia Zayas Ryan, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Narrating your activities will acquaint your child with human speech and language.

Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 21 July 2022 Narrating your activities will acquaint your child with human speech and language.

Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 21 July 2022 Narrating your activities will acquaint your child with human speech and language.

cleveland, 21 July 2022 Narrating your activities will acquaint your child with human speech and language.

Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2022 The job — and the era’s harsh realities — acquaint her intimately with the countless, sometimes freakish ways a life can end.

Alice Mcdermott, New York Times, 22 June 2022 As people drool over the supercool trailer for Jim Jarmusch’s upcoming zombie film, The Dead Don’t Die, take the chance to acquaint yourself with his early work, starting with this 1984 breakthrough, starring John Lurie and Richard Edson.

Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2021 Streaming from their home in Kraków and wearing traditional garb, Monika and Tomasz will acquaint you with their grandmother’s recipe for Poland’s favorite stuffed dumpling: the pierogi.

Bon Appétit, 13 May 2022 See More

acquaint

verb

as in to introduce

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

introduce
familiarize
educate
orient
orientate
accustom
initiate
inform
apprise
expose
present
habituate
enlighten
instruct
wont
brief
subject
school
ground
warn
train
reacquaint
verse
fill in
advise
clue (in)
tell
tip (off)
wise (up)

as in to inform

to give information to his sailor friend acquainted him with the latest navigational aids for weekend yachtsmen

Synonyms & Similar Words

inform
advise
tell
instruct
familiarize
apprise
brief
enlighten
teach
educate
notify
hip
clear
verse
fill in
alert
catch up
convince
advertise
assure
let someone know
reassure
clue (in)
keep (someone) posted
wise (up)
lecture
certify
school
disabuse
tutor
warrant
disillusion
undeceive
announce (to)
disclose (to)
disenchant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

mislead
misinform

as in to present

to make (one person) known (to another) socially hoping that someone would acquaint them with the new neighbors

Synonyms & Similar Words

introduce
present
greet
address
reacquaint
meet
hail
reintroduce

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of acquaint are apprise, inform, and notify. While all these words mean "to make one aware of something," acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with.

acquaint yourself with the keyboard

The words apprise and acquaint are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance.

keep us apprised of the situation

The synonyms inform and acquaint are sometimes interchangeable, but inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences.

informed us of the crisis

While in some cases nearly identical to acquaint, notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action.

notified the witness when to appear

单词	acquaint
释义	acquaint verb ac·quaint ə-ˈkwānt acquainted; acquainting; acquaints transitive verb 1 : to cause to know personally was acquainted with the mayor 2 : to make familiar : to cause to know firsthand acquainting the new employees with their responsibilities She took a few days to acquaint herself with the facts of the case. Synonyms accustom familiarize initiate introduce orient orientate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences This class is designed to acquaint students with the region's most important writers. Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers. Recent Examples on the Web Joel also appreciates that Nikki exists on a show for young people, who get to acquaint themselves with trans people and stories through a positive, fun, and multidimensional character. Olivia Zayas Ryan, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Narrating your activities will acquaint your child with human speech and language. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 21 July 2022 Narrating your activities will acquaint your child with human speech and language. Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 21 July 2022 Narrating your activities will acquaint your child with human speech and language. cleveland, 21 July 2022 Narrating your activities will acquaint your child with human speech and language. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2022 The job — and the era’s harsh realities — acquaint her intimately with the countless, sometimes freakish ways a life can end. Alice Mcdermott, New York Times, 22 June 2022 As people drool over the supercool trailer for Jim Jarmusch’s upcoming zombie film, The Dead Don’t Die, take the chance to acquaint yourself with his early work, starting with this 1984 breakthrough, starring John Lurie and Richard Edson. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2021 Streaming from their home in Kraków and wearing traditional garb, Monika and Tomasz will acquaint you with their grandmother’s recipe for Poland’s favorite stuffed dumpling: the pierogi. Bon Appétit, 13 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English acoynten, aqueynten, borrowed from Anglo-French acuinter, acointer, aqueinter, going back to Vulgar Latin accognitāre, frequentative formation from the base of Latin accognōscere* "to recognize," from ad- ad- + cognōscere "to get to know" — more at cognition, quaint First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing acquaint acquaint oneself with acquaint oneself with Kids Definition acquaint verb ac·quaint ə-ˈkwānt acquainted; acquainting 1 : to cause to know personally They became acquainted at school. 2 : to make familiar The supervisor acquainted them with their duties. acquaint verb 1 as in to introduce to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance introduce familiarize educate orient orientate accustom initiate inform apprise expose present habituate enlighten instruct wont brief subject school ground warn train reacquaint verse fill in advise clue (in) tell tip (off) wise (up) 2 as in to inform to give information to his sailor friend acquainted him with the latest navigational aids for weekend yachtsmen Synonyms & Similar Words inform advise tell instruct familiarize apprise brief enlighten teach educate notify hip clear verse fill in alert catch up convince advertise assure let someone know reassure clue (in) keep (someone) posted wise (up) lecture certify school disabuse tutor warrant disillusion undeceive announce (to) disclose (to) disenchant Antonyms & Near Antonyms mislead misinform 3 as in to present to make (one person) known (to another) socially hoping that someone would acquaint them with the new neighbors Synonyms & Similar Words introduce present greet address reacquaint meet hail reintroduce Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of acquaint are apprise, inform, and notify. While all these words mean "to make one aware of something," acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with. acquaint yourself with the keyboard The words apprise and acquaint are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance. keep us apprised of the situation The synonyms inform and acquaint are sometimes interchangeable, but inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences. informed us of the crisis While in some cases nearly identical to acquaint, notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action. notified the witness when to appear
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acquaint

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