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acquaint Definition

ac·quaint (ə kwānt′)

transitive verb

  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?

Etymology: ME aqueinten < OFr acointier < ML adcognitare < L ad-, to + cognitus, pp. of cognoscere, to know thoroughly < con-, with gnoscere, know

acquaint Synonyms

acquaint

v.

  1. To let know

    tell, advise, inform; see notify 1, tell 1.

  2. To make familiar with

    familiarize, make acquainted, introduce; see familiarize with. See syn. study atnotify.

acquaint Usage Examples

Object

  • yourselves: Acquaint yourselves with the Lord: hold fast Christ; hear His voice only.
  • reader: The opening two poems quickly acquaint the reader with these shifts of perspectives.
  • anyone: It is a matter of fact that cannot be denied by anyone acquainted with the subject.
  • student: To acquaint the student with the capabilities for multimedia support on the WWW.
  • participant: This seminar will acquaint participants with their options for creating a business process architecture and provide a blueprint for conducting a business process audit.
  • man: He like a wise man acquainted his brethern with the matter, and so I was denied.

Preposition: with

  • grief: He indeed is a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
  • applicant: References are important, and these should be from people well acquainted with the applicant 's academic and professional abilities.
  • literature: Clearly, Luke was well acquainted with Greek classical literature.
  • tradition: But many Czechs within the Czech Republic are not ( yet ) acquainted with this rich cultural tradition.
  • circumstance: All acquainted with the circumstance applauded the noble brother-in-law.
  • history: Then the real Gildas must have been acquainted with either ancient history, or ancient traditions.

Used with why or when

  • when: The two men became acquainted when both were employed as weavers in the same factory in jubilee Street.

Modifying Another Word

  • intimately: Like you, I am not intimately acquainted with Truth.
  • personally: Players personally acquainted with monsters who wish to vouch for their ability to cast spells are requested to keep quiet.
  • thoroughly: And so I kept it; otherwise, Halford, you could never have become so thoroughly acquainted with its contents.
  • well: Anthony Blanche is clearly well acquainted with smartest set.
  • fully: In the ensuing chapter the reader will become more fully acquainted with my fresh conquest.
  • closely: These arduous periods should become fewer as you become more closely acquainted with your subject.