Acquaint Definition

ə-kwānt

acquainted, acquaints

verb

acquainted, acquaints

To cause to come to know personally.

Let me acquaint you with my family.

American Heritage

To let (someone) know; give knowledge to; make (someone) aware; inform.

To acquaint oneself with the facts.

Webster's New World

To make familiar.

Acquainted myself with the controls.

American Heritage

To cause to know personally; make (someone) familiar with someone or something.

Are you acquainted with my brother?

Webster's New World

To inform.

Please acquaint us with your plans.

American Heritage

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adjective

(obsolete) Acquainted.

Wiktionary

Origin of Acquaint

Middle English aqueinten from Old French acointier from Medieval Latin accognitāre from Latin accognitus past participle of accognōscere to know perfectly ad- intensive pref. ad– cognōscere to know cognition

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English aqueinten, acointen, from Old French acointier, from Late Latin adcognitare, from Latin ad + cognitus, past participle of cognoscere (“to know”), from con- + noscere (“to know”). See quaint, know.

From Wiktionary