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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inform \In*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Informed}; p. pr & vb n. {Informing}.] [OE. enformen OF enformer, F. informer. L. informare pref. in- in + formare to form share, fr forma form See {Form}.] 1. To give form or share to to give vital ororganizing power to to give life to to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion. ``The informing Word.'' --Coleridge. Let others better mold the running mass Of metals, and inform the breathing brass. --Dryden. Breath informs this fleeting frame. --Prior. Breathes in our soul,informs our mortal part --Pope. 2. To communicate knowledge to to make known to to acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell to notify; to enlighten; -- usually followed by of For he would learn their business secretly, And then inform his master hastily. --Spenser. I am informed thoroughky of the cause --Shak. 3. To communicate a knowledge of facts to,by way of accusation; to warn against anybody. Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul. --Acts xxiv. 1. Syn: To acquaint; apprise; tell teach; instruct; enlighten; animate; fashion. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Informed \In*formed"\ (?n-f?rmd"), a. Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless. [Obs.] --Spenser. {Informed stars}. See under {Unformed}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: informed adj : having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer" [ant: {uninformed}]
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