Associations to the word «Acquaint»

Wiktionary

ACQUAINT, verb. (transitive) (followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.
ACQUAINT, verb. (transitive) (archaic) (followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant.
ACQUAINT, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
ACQUAINT, adjective. (obsolete) Acquainted.

Dictionary definition

ACQUAINT, verb. Cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community".
ACQUAINT, verb. Make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings".
ACQUAINT, verb. Inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates