acquaint[verb]Synonyms: tell, disclose, divulge, enlighten, familiarize, inform, let (someone) know, notify, reveal
Contrasted words: hold, hold back, reserve, withhold, conceal, hide
Related Idioms: make acquainted
Related Words: disclose,
divulge,
reveal,
accustom,
habituate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ac‧quaint /əˈkweɪnt/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: acointier, from Medieval Latin accognitare, from Late Latin accognoscere 'to know perfectly', from Latin ad- 'to' + cognoscere 'to know']
1. acquaint yourself with something to deliberately find out about something:
I need to acquaint myself with the new regulations.2. acquaint somebody with something to give someone information about something:
You need to acquaint the police with the facts. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲