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1. (v.t.) acquaint
to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usu. fol. by with):
to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
2. acquaint
to furnish with knowledge; inform (usu. fol. by with):
to acquaint the manager with one's findings.
3. acquaint
to bring into social contact; introduce (usu. fol. by with).
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME aqueinten, acointen < OF acoint(i)er, v. der. of acointe familiar, known < L accognitus)
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1. (verb) introduce, present, acquaint
cause to come to know personally
"permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
2. (verb) familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
make familiar or conversant with
"you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
3. (verb) acquaint
inform
"Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"
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| Definition of 'acquaint' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) acquaint
acquainted
2. (verb) acquaint
to furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with
3. (verb) acquaint
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
4. (verb) acquaint
to familiarize; to accustom
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Sense: to make (usually oneself) familiar (with)
You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office.
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 Afrikaans: bekend mak |
 Arabic: يَطَّـلِـع عَلَى |
 Bulgarian: запознавам |
 Brazilian: familiarizar(-se) |
 Czech: seznámit se |
 German: (sich) vertraut machen |
 Danish: gøre bekendt med |
 Greek: εξοικειώνω, εξοικειώνομαι |
 Spanish: familiarizarse con |
 Estonian: end kurssi viima |
 Farsi: آشنا ساختن |
 Finnish: tutustua |
 French: se mettre au courant de |
 Hebrew: לְהִתווַדֵע |
 Hindi: अवगत करना |
 Croatian: upoznati se |
 Hungarian: megismerkedik vmivel |
 Indonesian: mengenal |
 Icelandic: kynna sér e-ð |
 Italian: familiarizzarsi |
 Japanese: 熟知させる |
 Korean: ...을 알다 |
 Lithuanian: susipažinti |
 Latvian: iepazīties |
 Malay: memahami |
 Dutch: kennis nemen |
 Norwegian: bli/gjøre kjent med |
 Polish: zaznajomić (się) |
 Persian: آشنا ساختن |
 Pashto: اشنا كول |
 Portuguese: familiarizar(-se) |
 Romanian: a se obişnui (cu) |
 Russian: ознакомиться |
 Slovak: oboznámiť sa |
 Slovenian: seznaniti se |
 Serbian: upoznati (se) |
 Swedish: bekanta sig, lära känna |
 Thai: ทำให้คุ้นเคย |
 Turkish: kendini ...-e alıştırmak |
 Taiwanese: 讓(通常是自己)熟悉 |
 Ukrainian: знайомити(ся) |
 Urdu: مانوس ہونا ، یا کرنا |
 Vietnamese: làm quen |
 Chinese: 使熟悉 |
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