Link Centre Dictionary

acquaint

ac·quaint

UK/əˈkweɪnt/ US/ʌˈkweɪnt/ rare archaic obsolete

verb

1.

cause to come to know personally

  • “permit me to acquaint you with my son”
  • “introduce the new neighbors to the community”
Synonyms
2.

make familiar or acquainted

  • “you should acquaint yourself with your new computer”
  • “We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings”
Synonyms
3.

inform

  • “Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move”

Origin

From Middle English aqueynten, acointen, from Old French acointier, from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre, from Late Latin accognitus, past participle of accognoscō, from Latin cognoscō, from nōscō. See also quaint, know.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Related verbs

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.