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Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, a. [OF. acoint. See {Acquaint}, v. t.]
Acquainted. [Obs.]
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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.
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Before a man can speak on any subject, it is
necessary to be acquainted with it. --Locke.
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A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.
liii. 3.
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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.
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Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.
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I must acquaint you that I have received
New dated letters from Northumberland. --Shak.
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3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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{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.
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Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.
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