acquaint Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to come to know personally
    present; introduce.
    • permit me to acquaint you with my son
    • introduce the new neighbors to the community
  2. verb make familiar or conversant with
    familiarise; familiarize.
    • you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
    • We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
  3. verb inform
    • Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move

WordNet

Ac*quaint" adjective
Etymology
OF. acoint. See Acquaint, v. t.
Definitions
  1. Acquainted. Obs.
Ac*quaint" transitive verb
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.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Acquainted; present participle & verbal noun Acquainting
Definitions
  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. Syn. -- To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.

Webster 1913