ACQUAINT
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Ac*quaint" (&unr_;), a. [OF. acoint. See Acquaint, v. t.] Acquainted. [Obs.]
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Ac*quaint", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquainting.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See Quaint, Know.] 1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.
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Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it.
Locke.
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A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
Isa. liii. 3.
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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.
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Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love.
Shak.
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I must acquaint you that I have received
New dated letters from Northumberland.
Shak.
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3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] Evelyn.
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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.
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Syn. -- To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.
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