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Acquaint   /əkwˈeɪnt/   Listen
Acquaint

verb
(past & past part. acquainted; pres. part. acquainting)
1.
Cause to come to know personally.  Synonyms: introduce, present.  "Introduce the new neighbors to the community"
2.
Make familiar or conversant with.  Synonyms: familiarise, familiarize.  "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
3.
Inform.



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... not feel inclined. He thought it better, on the whole, to let the sleeping dogs lie, and wisely submitted to inevitable fate. He was marched off to jail, while one of the constables remained behind to see the house made safe, and acquaint Sir Richard of his ...
— Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished - A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure • R.M. Ballantyne

... their Diet regularly; to be particularly careful to see them take the Medicines ordered by the Physicians, according to the Directions given; to report to the Physician, Surgeon, or Apothecary, any Faults or Irregularities which any of their Patients may have committed; and to acquaint the Ward Matter and Head Nurse of the Death of any of their Patients as soon as it happens, that proper Care may be taken ...
— An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany • Donald Monro

... as yet made any attempts of that kind, though I know two or three wayes, which, as far as I have yet considered, seem very probable, and may invite me to make a tryal as soon as I have an opportunity, of which I may hereafter perhaps acquaint the world. In the Interim, I shall describe the Instrument I even now mention'd, by which the refraction of all kinds of Liquors may be most exactly measur'd, thereby to give the curious an opportunity of making what further tryals of that kind they shall think requisite to any of their ...
— Micrographia • Robert Hooke

... her head, and smiled a sarcastic smile, as if rejoicing to acquaint herself with a fact ...
— The Italians • Frances Elliot

... taken into the account in addition to those which he had himself perceived, will have a great effect not only in modifying his opinion in this case, but also in impressing him with the general idea that, before adopting a decisive opinion on any subject, we must take care to acquaint ourselves not merely with the most direct and obvious relations of it, but must look farther into its bearings and results, so that our conclusion may have a solid foundation by reposing upon as many as possible of the considerations which ought really to affect it. Thus, by avoiding all appearance ...
— Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young • Jacob Abbott


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