3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr
& vb n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten acointen OF
acointier LL adcognitare fr L. ad + cognitus p. p. of
cognoscere to know con- + noscere to know See {Quaint},
{Know}.]
1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of to make
one to know to make familiar; -- followed by with
Before a man can speak on any subject, it is
necessary to be acquainted with it --Locke.
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.
liii 3.
2. To communicate notice to to inform; to make cognizant; --
followed by with (formerly, also by of), or by that
introducing the intelligence; as to acquaint a friend
with the particulars of an act
Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.
I must acquaint you that I have received New dated
letters from Northumberland. --Shak.
3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
{To be acquainted with}, to be possessed of personal
knowledge of to be cognizant of to be more or less
familiar with to be on terms of social intercourse with
Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acquainted \Ac*quaint"ed\, a.
Personally known familiar. See {To be acquainted with},
under {Acquaint}, v. t.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
acquainted
adj : having fair knowledge of "they were acquainted"; "fully
acquainted with the facts" [syn: {acquainted(p)}, {acquainted
with(p)}, {familiar with(p)}]
more about acquainted
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