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Pronunciation : Ac*quaint"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OF. acoint. See Acquaint, v. t.]
Definition : Defn: Acquainted. [Obs.]


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ac*quaint"
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquainting.]
Etymology : [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See Quaint, Know.]
Definition : 1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with. Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it. Locke. A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Isa. liii. 3.

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. Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. Shak. I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland. Shak.

3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] Evelyn. 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.

Syn. -- To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913