ACQUAINT

Pronunciation (US):

• ACQUAINT (verb)
  The verb ACQUAINT has 3 senses:

1. cause to come to know personally
2. make familiar or acquainted
3. inform

  Familiarity information: ACQUAINT used as a verb is uncommon.

• ACQUAINT (verb)

Meaning:

Cause to come to know personally

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

acquaint; introduce; present

Context examples:

permit me to acquaint you with my son / introduce the new neighbors to the community

Hypernyms (to "acquaint" is one way to...):

inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "acquaint"):

reacquaint (acquaint anew)

re-introduce; reintroduce (introduce anew)

present (formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.)

bring out; introduce (bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Meaning:

Make familiar or acquainted

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

familiarise; familiarize; acquaint

Context examples:

you should acquaint yourself with your new computer / We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings

Hypernyms (to "acquaint" is one way to...):

inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "acquaint"):

verse (familiarize through thorough study or experience)

get into (familiarize oneself thoroughly with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody with something

Meaning:

Inform

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move

Hypernyms (to "acquaint" is one way to...):

inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody PP