acquaint

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to make familiar with or aware of something

   Let me acquaint you with the rules before we begin.

From Old French acointier ('to make known'), from Vulgar Latin accognitāre, from Latin accognōscere ('to know well'), from ad- ('to') + cognōscere ('to know'), from com- + (g)nōscere ('to know').

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