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acquaintadj.n. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly (ii) a borrowing from French. Probably partly (ii) formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: French acointe ; acquaint v. Etymology: Probably partly < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French acointe, Middle French accointe (adjective) that is a close friend (second half of the 12th cent.; < classical Latin accognitus , also adcognitus , past participle of accognōscere , also adcognōscere to recognize < ad- ad- prefix + cognōscere cognosce v.), and partly < forms of the past participle of acquaint v. with assimilation and loss of the ending (see forms at that entry). (Some Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French instances are ambiguous, and may instead show acoincté : see note.) Compare earlier acquainted adj., and also acquaint v.With the use as noun compare Anglo-Norman acointe , acuinte , aqueinte , Old French acointe , Middle French accointe friend, person with whom a person is acquainted, lover (1164 as masculine noun, 1232 as feminine noun), and also Italian †acconto close friend, person with whom a person is acquainted (a1348). The following apparently shows a different word, an apparently isolated borrowing < Middle French acoincté , accointé close friend (1404), use as noun of past participle of acointer , accointer acquaint v.; it is conceivable that quots. illustrating the use as noun at B. could alternatively show this word:c1450 Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1985) 2 I seygh ooþere folk of auctoritee þat holpen here aqueyntees [Fr. acointes] and bi sleyghtes putten hem in..Eche þat was his [sc. St Francis's] aqueyntee ran up [Fr. Par la quelle chascun rampoit Qui bien estoit son acointe]. With the forms compare quaint adj. With the γ. forms compare the discussion of Scots spelling conventions at Q n. Chiefly Scottish in later use. A. adj.the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > to others the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > well acquainted or familiar with > (mutually) acquainted c1325 (c1300) (Calig.) 9547 (MED) He was aquointe muche to þe quene of fraunce. c1330 Sir Degare (Auch.) 168 in W. H. French & C. B. Hale (1930) 293 (MED) And i ne was neuere aqueint wiȝ man. c1400 (?a1300) (Laud) (1952) l. 7590 (MED) She desireþ noþing more Þan to ben to ȝou aqueinte. a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer (Hunterian) (1891) l. 5200 Love..that which makith thee wood..With such love be no more aqueynte. a1500 (?c1450) iv. 72 (MED) I shall make yow a-queynte with a gode man. 1584 in A. Macdonald (1839) 65 Men acquent with the effairis. a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. (Mar Lodge) viii. v. f. 257v, in at Acquent Be adulacioun, the acquent [L. domestica] pest of princis. 1632 J. Durie Let. in (2007) 40 112 Shee made the matter acquaint to Sir Dauid Drummond. 1720 R. Wodrow (1843) II. 471 Some coffee-houses you are acquaint with. 1790 R. Burns in J. Johnson III. 269 John Anderson..When we were first Acquent; Your locks were like the raven, Your bony brow was brent. 1822 J. Galt I. xxi. 182 As ye're acquaint wi' a' the jookery-cookery of newsmaking. 1860 D. R. Hundley ii. 99 Neither has this Southern matron ever visited the Opera..and only is acquaint with such old-fashioned songs as [etc.]. 1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Prelude 20 But Ellison had made himself well acquaint with farming and selling stock and..buying horses, so the trustees they made him manager of the Mains. 1992 A. Gray (1993) 317 If you have skimmed through even a paragraph of my poor neglected little magnum opus you will know I am unusually acquaint with my inner workings. †B. n.the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > state of being acquainted > acquaintance a1400 (Pepys) (1922) 8 (MED) And souȝtten þe childe amonge her aqueyntes. c1410 (c1395) G. Chaucer (Harl. 7334) (1885) l. 1991 Be þou no lyoun To þy subiects..Ne make þyn acqueyntis [c1405 Hengwrt aqueyntances] fro þe fle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). acquaintv. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French acoyntier. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman acoyntier, acuinter, aquaynter, aqueinter, aquenter, aquintier, aquointier, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French acointer, Old French, Middle French acointier, Middle French accointer (French accointer ) to make the acquaintance of (a person) (1139 used reflexively, late 12th cent. used transitively; now chiefly with reference to an (often illicit) amorous relationship), to make (something) known to (a person), to inform (a person) of (something) (mid 12th cent.), to gain personal knowledge by experiencing (something) (second half of the 12th cent.), (used reflexively) to attack (second half of the 12th cent.), to make (a person) familiar with something (c1341 or earlier), to teach (an animal) to do something (a1377), probably < post-classical Latin accognitare (attested only from 9th cent., and only in sense ‘to notify, to proclaim’ (compare sense 4a); also adcognitare ) < classical Latin accognitus (see acquaint adj.); the French verb has alternatively been taken to be < acointe acquaint adj., or even < cointe quaint adj. Compare Old Occitan acoïndar to make known. Compare earlier acquainted adj. Compare also quaint adj., acquaint adj., and also later quaint v.1With the forms compare quaint adj. 1. the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > become friendly or acquainted with [verb (reflexive)] the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use courteous action or expression [verb (reflexive)] > introduce oneself c1325 (c1300) (Calig.) 352 (MED) Hii aqueynted hom a non & bi come frend riȝt gode. c1330 (?c1300) (Auch.) 1085 (MED) To king Aþelston þou schalt aqueynt þe. c1450 (c1440) S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan (Longleat) (1904) 92 Calcas..aqwaynttyd hym with Achilles..and with hym he went to the Grekes. c1450 ( G. Chaucer (Fairf. 16) (1871) l. 532 I..gan me aqueynt With hym, and fonde hym so tretable. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry (1971) xxiv. 44 He hym self also spente largely for to acqueynte hym att the festes. a1500 (?c1450) xxi. 375 (MED) Morgne le fee a-queynted hir with Merlin. c1540 (?a1400) 2931 Acoyntyng hom with kissyng & clippyng in Armes..The willes of wemen, wightly þai chaunge. 1653 A. Marvell Let. 28 July in (1971) II. 305 Most of this time..hath been spent in acquainting our selves with him. c1330 (?c1300) (Auch.) l. 1099 (MED) King Athelston, Wel fair he hem vnderfenge anon, Wiþ erls & barouns aqueynt him [Gij] dede. 1481 R. Cely Let. 5 Nov. in (1975) 119 John Froste, foster, brohut me to hys mastyrschyp and aqwaynttyd me wyth a genttyllmane of hys hos name ys Ramston. a1500 (?c1450) iii. 46 (MED) Thus was Pendragon and Merlin first a-queynted. a1614 J. Melville (1842) 139 Coming in that countrey, I acquented him, and recommendit to all our frinds. the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > become mutually acquainted c1350 (Emmanuel) (1948) l. 65 (MED) Aquinte noȝt with ilk a man þou metest in þe strete. c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer (Fairf. 16) (1878) l. 250 She Be-came hys loue..to telle..How they aqueynteden in fere Hyt were a longe processe. 1509 S. Hawes xi. xxi But of rude people the wyttes are so faynt, That wyth theyr connyng they can not acquaynt. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Mortimer xiii. 2 Well was the man that myght with me acquaynte. c1600 A. Montgomerie (2000) I. 114 He of Delphos..With Pennevs dochter hoping to acquent. 1656 T. Jenner 36 Learn to acquaint with him and..be no stranger. 1678 J. Bunyan 156 He would that you should stay here a while to acquaint with us. 1774 H. Walpole (1837) III. 111 Though the Choiseuls will not acquaint with you I hope their abbé Barthelemi is not put under the same quarantine. 1969 in (1985) I. 8/2 Acquainted. He has just recently ____ with John. 2009 M. Levinson 244 I'm called Lysianne, and I'm charmed to acquaint with you, Madame. the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > know, be conversant with [verb (transitive)] a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) ii. l. 3506 (MED) If that thou wolt pourchace How that thou miht Envie flee, Aqueinte thee with charite. 1474 J. Paston in (2004) I. 591 I prey yow aqweynt yow wyth thys my lewd hand. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy (1822) i. 107 The swetnes of native cuntre, to quhilk men bene nocht haistelie acquentit. 1567 sig. Biii Next here with Sturdines you must you acquainte. 1611 Ecclus. ii. 3 Acquainting mine heart with wisedome. View more context for this quotation 1655 T. Fuller Hist. Waltham-Abby 13 in I shall select thence some memorable Items, to acquaint us with the general devotion of those dayes. 1724 I. Watts iv. ii. vii. §3 Acquaint yourself with all the proper..forms of transition from one part of a discourse to another. 1798 T. S. 11 Acquaint yourself with things ancient and modern. 1839 Mar. 334/2 Mrs H. was..anxious to acquaint herself with the newest French fashions. 1884 J. Parker III. 346 Human intellect..as the organon by which we are to acquaint ourselves with God. 1946 U. Pope-Hennessy viii. 99 For young Mr. Dickens the..parties were most polishing for they acquainted him with the ways of the beau monde. 1974 1 Feb. 105/1 Though it is important to acquaint oneself with best-sellers.., the chief stress should be on literature of enduring aesthetic worth. 2006 18 Sept. 28/1 An instructor..helped acquaint them with their foam-top beginner boards. 3. 1544 P. Betham tr. Earl of Purlilia ii. xxxii. K v It shal not be vnprofitable to acquaynten and wount your horses..to suffer the sytter whyche is a gunner. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye II. 284 Acquainting our selues to loue them that doe vs good. 1612 J. Brinsley xviii. 213 Acquaint them to pronounce some speciall examples. the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (transitive)] > accustom (a person) > adapt to circumstances > familiarize a person with a thing 1589 11 The recouerie of their diseases dooth acquaint their bodies with the ayre of the Countries where they be. 1658 J. Evelyn tr. N. de Bonnefons 144 You may take off the Bells, to accquaint them [sc. plants] with the ayr. 1753 II. i. 8 The swiftest dogs..will draw your Horse up to that extraordinary Speed, that he will..acquaint himself daily with the Violence of such Exercise. 1895 21 840 The pigeons must be confined at the new stations for about one year..to acquaint them with their new surroundings. 1984 43 Put a few toys and familiar objects in the kennel to acquaint the animal with its box before the start of the trip. 4. society > communication > information > intimation or making known > intimate or make known (something) [verb (transitive)] 1609 S. Rowlands 79 Acquaint thy name in private unto me. 1678 S. Butler iii. i. 80 And he knows nothing of the Saints, But what some treacherous Spy acquaints. society > communication > information > action of informing > give (information) [verb (transitive)] > inform (a person) a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. iv. 681 It were a peece of honestie to acquaint the King withall. View more context for this quotation c1663 Hist. Estate Scotl. in D. Laing (1844) 57 They sent a post to the Queene, acquainting her of the matter. 1672 in J. H. Dixon (1886) 408 They had written to them and aquainted them to meet with them two severall diets, and yet none of them came. 1693 W. Wotton tr. L. E. Du Pin (ed. 2) I. i. 73 (note) Samuel..was raised, to acquaint Saul what was to befall him. a1701 H. Maundrell (1703) 65 To acquaint the Governour of our Arrival. 1742 H. Fielding II. iv. v. 193 He was acquainted that his Worship would wait on him in a moment. View more context for this quotation 1786 J. Cobb iii. 68 I make no ceremony, gentlemen, in acquainting you with each other's rascality. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in 2nd Ser. II. 194 Jeanie..could scarce find voice to acquaint him, that she had an order from Baillie Middleburgh. 1855 W. H. Prescott I. ii. vii. 530 They had acquainted the regent with their intention. 1967 E. C. C. Uzodinma iii. 24 He intended to visit his youngest wife's people to acquaint them of the situation and ask them for their support. 2007 (Nexis) 8 Feb. 7 I am sorry to have to acquaint him with the facts but that is the way it is. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iii. ii. 15 Be secret false: what need she be acquainted ? View more context for this quotation 1749 H. Fielding II. vi. ii. 232 [He] begged her, if any thing ailed his Daughter, to acquaint him immediately. View more context for this quotation 1794 R. B. Sheridan (new ed.) i. 28 I shall certainly acquaint your father. 1884 Oct. 293 If any definite intelligence reaches you, you know what to do—acquaint me at once. 1952 T. Armstrong vii. 210 [They] decided that this would be an excellent opportunity for Adam to visit Leise Abbey, acquainting him to this effect on his return. 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