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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•quaint•ed (ə kwān′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.;
informed (usually fol. by with):to be acquainted with law. - brought into social contact;
made familiar:people acquainted through mutual friends.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see acquaint, -ed2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: acquainted /əˈkweɪntɪd/ adj (postpositive)- (sometimes followed by with) on terms of familiarity but not intimacy
- (followed by with) having knowledge or experience (of); familiar (with)
ac•quaint /əˈkweɪnt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object + with + object]- to make familiar or conversant;
inform:I acquainted them with living conditions abroad.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•quaint (ə kwānt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually fol. by with):to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- to furnish with knowledge;
inform (usually fol. by with):to acquaint the manager with one's findings. - to bring into social contact;
introduce (usually fol. by with):She acquainted her roommate with my cousin.
- Latin accognitus, past participle of accognōscere to recognize, equivalent. to ac- ac- + co- co- + gni- know + -tus past participle suffix
- Anglo-French acointer, Old French acoint(i)er, verb, verbal derivative of acointe familiar, known
- Middle English aqueinten, acointen 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: acquaint /əˈkweɪnt/ vb (transitive)- followed by with or of: to make (a person) familiar or conversant (with); inform (of)
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Latin accognitus, from accognōscere to know perfectly, from ad- (intensive) + cognōscere to know |