| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ac·quaint |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -kw nt |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: ac·quaint·ed, ac·quaint·ing, ac·quaints
1a. To cause to come to know personally: Let me acquaint you with my family. b. To make familiar: acquainted myself with the controls. 2. To inform: Please acquaint us with your plans. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English aqueinten, from Old French acointier, from Medieval Latin accognitre, from Latin accognitus, past participle of accogn scere, to know perfectly : ad-, intensive pref.; see ad– + cognscere, to know; see cognition.
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