Definition of Acquaint

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Acquaint

Acquainted.

To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.

To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; -- followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that, introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend with the particulars of an act.

To familiarize; to accustom.

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Acquaint Quotations

In order to know virtue, we must first acquaint ourselves with vice.
Marquis de Sade

Temporary teams of trusted people are generally sent to all Departments and to major agencies of government to assist in planning and to acquaint the incoming administration with the civil servants and bureaucracy that will remain in place in the new Administration.
Richard V. Allen

Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.
Isaac Watts

Acquaint Translations

acquaint in German is mitteilen, bekanntmachen
acquaint in Italian is notificare
acquaint in Spanish is enterar

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