acquaint

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /əˈkweɪnt/ UK /əˈkweɪnt/ See IPA manual

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1

verb
to make familiar with or aware of something

Let me acquaint you with the rules before we begin.

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1 verb · to make familiar with or... familiarize inform apprise notify brief enlighten

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Forms unacquainted

Derived forms acquaintanceacquainted

Related forms acquaintance quaint

Etymology

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').

accognōscere Latin cognōscere Latin

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# acquaint

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈkweɪnt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈkweɪnt/

## Meanings
1. to make familiar with or aware of something

## Examples
- Let me acquaint you with the rules before we begin.

## Synonyms
- familiarize
- inform
- apprise
- notify
- brief
- enlighten

## Derived Forms
- acquaintance
- acquainted

## Related Forms
- acquaintance
- quaint

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: accognōscere
- Root: cognōscere

## Etymology
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').

## AI Etymology
Acquaint comes 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'). The historical trail runs through Latin accognōscere and Latin cognōscere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to make familiar with or aware of something. Derived formations include acquaintance, acquainted; related forms include acquaintance, quaint.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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