Added 9 October 2026
acquaint
/əˈkweɪnt/ verb
Latin root: accognitāre Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about acquaint at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Cause to come to know personally.
permit me to acquaint you with my son
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Make familiar or conversant with.
you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
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Inform.
Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move
Origin
From Middle English aqueynten, acointen, from Old French acointier, from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre, from Late Latin accognitus, past participle of accognoscō, from Latin cognoscō, from nōscō. See also quaint, know.
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