Acquainting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF.
     acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of
     cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See {Quaint},
     {Know}.]
     1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make


        (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.
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              Before a man can speak on any subject, it is
              necessary to be acquainted with it.   --Locke.
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              A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.
                                                    liii. 3.
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     2. 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.
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              Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.
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              I must acquaint you that I have received
              New dated letters from Northumberland. --Shak.
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     3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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     {To be acquainted with}, to be possessed of personal
        knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less
        familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.
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     Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.
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