acquaint
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (3)
- cause to come to know personally“permit me to acquaint you with my son”“introduce the new neighbors to the community”Synonyms: introducepresent
- make familiar or conversant with“you should acquaint yourself with your new computer”“We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings”Synonyms: familiarizefamiliarise
- inform“Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it.— Locke.[1913 Webster]
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.— Isa. liii. 3.[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
3.To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise. [1913 Webster]