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verb

Acquaint v. t. (past & past part. acquainted; pres. part. acquainting)

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." "A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief."

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." "I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland."

To familiarize; to accustom. (Obs.)

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.

Synonyms: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.

adjective

Acquaint adj. Acquainted. (Obs.)

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— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents - Section 1 (of 4) of Volume 1: George Washington • James D. Richardson

... the earl's own house. If they wanted to arrest any one in the house they would not wait till he came out, but burst open the doors, and 'never do the earl so much honour in any respect as once to acquaint him therewith, or to send to himself for the party, though he had been within the house when they would attempt these things; and if any of the earl's officers would by his direction order or execute any matter betwixt his own tenants, ...

— The Land-War In Ireland (1870) - A History For The Times • James Godkin

... raised her. "The spirit is willing I know, but, in your case, the knee-joints are weak. But no wonder, for they have done you long service. Why, I get up slowly from kneeling, yet my knees are thirty years younger than yours. . . . Nay I will not mount to the Reverend Mother's chamber until you acquaint her of my arrival. Take me round to the garden, and there let me wait in the shade, while ...

— The White Ladies of Worcester - A Romance of the Twelfth Century • Florence L. Barclay

... pen, my dear Madam, to acquaint you with the news of the day, though 'tis what you scarce deserve from your silence, unless indeed a letter have miscarried, and 'twill not surprise me if my last hath not come to your hands, which if so, is provoking, ...

— The Ladies - A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty • E. Barrington

... Royal Highness; but what I did carry out was so important that I deemed it my duty to ride back at once, to acquaint you with what I have discovered. There is the ...

— In the Irish Brigade - A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain • G. A. Henty

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