- (sometimes followed by with)
on terms of familiarity but not intimacy - (followed by with)
having knowledge or experience (of); familiar (with)
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ac•quaint /əˈkweɪnt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object + with + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to make familiar or conversant;
inform:I acquainted them with living conditions abroad.
ac•quaint•ed
(ə kwān′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
ac•quaint′ed•ness, n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.;
informed (usually fol. by with):to be acquainted with law. - brought into social contact;
made familiar:people acquainted through mutual friends.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see acquaint, -ed2
ac•quaint
(ə kwānt′),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually fol. by with):to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- to furnish with knowledge;
inform (usually fol. by with):to acquaint the manager with one's findings. - to bring into social contact;
introduce (usually fol. by with):She acquainted her roommate with my cousin.
- Latin accognitus, past participle of accognōscere to recognize, equivalent. to ac- ac- + co- co- + gni- know + -tus past participle suffix
- Anglo-French acointer, Old French acoint(i)er, verb, verbal derivative of acointe familiar, known
- Middle English aqueinten, acointen 1250–1300
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- followed by with or of:
to make (a person) familiar or conversant (with); inform (of)