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单词 inform
释义 inform
inform1
 —informable,  adj.   —informingly,  adv.  
 /in fawrm"/,  v.t.  
  1. to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
  2. to supply (oneself) with knowledge of a matter or subject: She informed herself of all the pertinent facts.
  3. to give evident substance, character, or distinction to; pervade or permeate with manifest effect: A love of nature informed his writing.
  4. to animate or inspire.
  5.  Obs.  
   a. to train or instruct.
   b. to make known; disclose.
   c. to give or impart form to.
  v.i.  
  6. to give information; supply knowledge or enlightenment: a magazine that entertains more than it informs.
  7. inform on, to furnish incriminating evidence about (someone) to an authority, prosecuting officer, etc.: He informed on his accomplices.
 [1275-1325; ME informen < L informare to form, shape, equiv. to in- IN-2 + formare to FORM; r. ME enfourmen < MF enfourmer < L, as above]
 Syn. 1. apprise; notify, advise, tell. 2. acquaint.
inform2
 /in fawrm"/, adj. Obs.
 without form; formless.
 [1545-55; < L informis formless, deformed, equiv. to in- IN-3 + -formis -FORM]
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