Acquaint

Definition: Acquaint

Acquaint

Verb

1. Cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community".

2. Make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings".

3. Inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "acquaint" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonyms: Acquaint

Information

Verb: tell; inform, inform of; acquaint, acquaint with; impart, impart to; make acquaintance with, apprise, advise, enlighten, awaken; transmit.

Learning

Acquaint oneself with, master; make oneself master of, make oneself acquainted with; grind, cram; get up, coach up; learn by heart, learn by rote.

Crosswords: Acquaint

In order to know virtue, we must acquaint ourselves with vice (Quills; writing credit: Doug Wright)

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Now, what I have to acquaint you with, is known to myself alone

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Health

Referral of a patient to a renal team should occur when the serum creatinine has increased to 1.5 mg/dL in women and 2.0 mg/dL in men. Predialysis referral to a renal team, consisting of a nephrologist, dietitian, nurse, social worker, and mental health professional, allows time to establish a working relationship, to acquaint the patient with the various modes of renal replacement therapy, and to provide information on dialysis access, nutritional modification, avoidance of potentially nephrotoxic drugs, and potential financial support for services. (references)

Business

There are, however, laws that regulate the dissemination of information, protect information and intellectual property, etc. Many of these laws are similar to those in America, but companies wishing to do business in Germany should acquaint themselves with these laws. Laws such as the Information and Communication Services Act, Telecommunications Act, Teleservices Data Protection Act, Copyright laws on Intellectual Property, the Law on Electronic and Internet Commerce in Germany, and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Law are all of great significance to the information society in Germany. (references)

Economic History

Ukraine

Broad promotional advertising is necessary to acquaint the average Ukrainian with unfamiliar brand names. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Promotion and advertising efforts are particularly important to acquaint potential consumers with these non-traditional products in order to gain wider consumer acceptance. (references)

Norway

Any U.S. exporter considering signing an agreement with a Norwegian representative should acquaint themselves with their rights and obligations under this law, and if necessary seek professional legal advice for assistance in drafting the agreement. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "acquaint": acquaint oneself with ♦ acquaint smb. with ♦ acquaint with. Additional references.

Ending with "acquaint": re-acquaint.

Afrikaans

meld (advertise, announce, give, give an account, give notice, inform, let know, report), meedeel (announce, communicate, inform, let know, report), in kennis stel (inform, report), bekendstel (announce, inform, introduce, issue, let know, perform, present, proclaim), bekendmaak (announce, inform, issue, let know, proclaim). (various references)

Albanian

paraqes (bring in, bring up, delineate, demonstrate, denote, develop, display, feature, front, induct, introduce, introduce oneself, obtrude, offer, portray, prefer, present, press, produce, propound, put, put in, recommend, render, represent, serve, show, stand for, submit), njoh (be familiar with, introduce, know, present, recognize). (various references)

Arabic 

‏عرف (constitution, convention, custom, define, figure out, form, habit, impart, know, know what's what, locate, manners, mores, realize, rule, savvy, see, sort out, tradition, usage, use), ‏طلع (ascend, be acquainted with, be updated, brief, climb, go up, hip, inform, introduce, prime, rise, run down), ‏خبر (apprise, apprize, inform, news, report, short story, tell, tip off, warn). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съобщавам за (proclaim), уведомявам (apprise, apprize, inform, let know, notify, warn), запознавам (familiarize, possess). (various references)

Chinese 

熟悉 (Abreast, Acquainting, Familiar, familiarisation, familiarise, familiarised, familiarising, Familiarities, Familiarity, Familiarization, Familiarize, Familiarized, Familiarizing, knowingly). (various references)

Czech

seznámit (apprise). (various references)

Danish

meddele (announce, give an account, inform, let know, report). (various references)

Dutch

aankondigen (advertise, advise, announce, counsel, give notice, inform, let know, notify), voorlichten (illuminate, inform, light, report), verwittigen (announce, inform, let know, report), meedelen (announce, communicate, inform, let know, report), mededelen (announce, communicate, inform, let know, report), inlichten (inform, report), informeren (be advised, find out, inform, inquire, inquire about, report), in kennis stellen (announce, inform, let know), berichten (communicate, inform, report). (various references)

Faeroese

upplýsa (communicate, inform, report), siga frá (announce, inform, let know, narrate, relate, tell), lata vita (announce, inform, let know). (various references)

Farsi 

مسبوق کردن , مطلع کردن (Apprise), اگاه کردن (Admonish, Inform, Warn), اشناکردن (Accustom, Affiliate, Induct, Introduce). (various references)

Finnish

tutustuttaa (familiarize introduce initiate). (various references)

French

renseigner, informer. (various references)

Frisian

oansizze (announce, inform, let know). (various references)

German

mitteilen (advise, announce, break, communicate, disclose, impart, inform, let know, notify, report, tell, to acquaint, to advise, to disclose, transmit). (various references)

Greek 

γνωρίζω (conscious of, know, recognize, wit). (various references)

Hungarian

tudat (announce, conscience, consciousness, inform, let know, sense, senses, to acquaint, to let know), tájékoztat (brief, inform, Orient, report, to advise, to inform sy of sg, to instruct, to prime), megismertet (familiarize, to acquaint), informál (inform, report, to give information about sg, to give information on sg, to give information regarding sg, to give particulars about sg, to give particulars on sg, to give particulars regarding sg, to inform, to inform sy about sg), felvilágosít (disabuse, enlighten, illuminate, inform, lighten, to clue sy in, to clue sy up, to enlighten). (various references)

Indonesian

memperkenalkan (introduce), mempelajari (learn, read). (various references)

Italian

informare (apprise, apprize, be informed, be pervaded, characterize, inform, inquire, instruct, let know, notify, report, tell), insegnare (announce, inform, instruct, let know, profess, report, teach). (various references)

Korean 

숙지하십시�". (various references)

Manx

insh da, cur fys hug. (various references)

Norwegian

gjøre kjent. (various references)

Papiamen

informá (inform, report). (various references)

Pig Latin

acquaintay.(various references)

Polish

zawiadomić (announce, inform, let know), informować (inform, report). (various references)

Portuguese

avisar (admonish, advertise, advertize, advise, bill, caution, counsel, forewarn, notify, poster, publicize, tell, threaten, warn), tornar conhecido (banalize, bruit, forestall, noise, notify, proclaim, promulgate, publish, retail, signify, sound, vulgarize), inteirar (give notice), instruir (coach, educate, enlighten, instruct, post, prime, school, teach, train, tutor), informar (advertise, advertize, advise, apprise, apprize, brief, delate, enlighten, forestall, guide, inform, inform against, instruct, let know, notify, post, poster, report, tell, warn), familiarizar (familiarize), comunicar (advise, communicate, counsel, forestall, get over, give an account, give notice, impart, inform, notify, report, tell, to communicate, transmit). (various references)

Romanian

informa (apprise, apprize, coach, inform, instruct, notify, post up, report), comunica (break the news, commune, communicate, convey, impart, inform, intercommunicate, intimate, tell). (various references)

Russian 

знакомить (familiarize, introduce, meet). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

upoznati (come to know, familiarize, get to know, inform). (various references)

Spanish

publicar (advertise, air, announce, ask, bring out, get out, give notice, inform, insert, insert in a newspaper, issue, let know, print, publicize, publish, put forth, put out, release, reveal, utter), informar (advise, announce, apprise, apprize, become acquainted, brief, carry, communicate, enlighten, inform, let know, put up, report, tell), divulgar (announce, bruit, disclose, divulge, give out, inform, let know, peddle, publicize, publish, reveal). (various references)

Swedish

tillkännagiva (announce, inform, let know), göra bekant med. (various references)

Turkish

tanıtmak (familiarize, hold out, introduce, present), haber vermek (advertise, advise, announce, apprise, break the news, give notice, give smb. notice of, Herald, inform, let smb. know, notify, put smb. wise to, shadow forth, shadow out, tell, warn, wise up), bilgi vermek (apprise, charge, clear, clear up, clue, cue smb. in, enlighten, Gen, give directions, give smb. the dope, inform, keep informed, post, post up, state), bildirmek (advise, affirm, announce, annunciate, communicate, declare, enunciate, give forth, give out, Herald, impart, indicate, inform, intimate, issue, let know, let smb. know, Lodge, notice, notify, offer, pass, proclaim, pronounce, put up, report, say, serve notice, signal, signalize, state, tell, vote), bíldírmek (inform, report). (various references)

Turkmen 

tanyюdyrmak (introduce). (various references)

Ukrainian

сповіщати (advise, announce, annunciate, apprise, apprize, notify, post, sound, trumpet), знайомити (introduce oneself), повідомляти (admonish, advertise, advertize, advise, announce, apprise, apprize, communicate, convey, delate, give, give notice, inform, notice, notify, publicize, report, transmit). (various references)

Welsh

hysbysu (advertise, advise, announce, apprise, inform). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "acquaint": acquaintance, acquaintances, acquaintanceship, acquaintanceships, acquainted, acquainting, acquaints. (additional references)

Words ending with "acquaint": reacquaint. (additional references)

Words containing "acquaint": reacquainted, reacquainting, reacquaints, unacquainted. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Acquaint" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acquain, acquant, acquaynt, acquint, aquaint, aquint. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: aquatic, quantic.

-2 letters: acquit, quaint, quanta, quinta, tunica.

-3 letters: actin, antic, cutin, qanat, quant, quint, tunic, uncia.

-4 letters: acta, anta, anti, aqua, aunt, cain, cant, quai, quin, quit, tain, tuna, unai, unci, unit.

-5 letters: act, ain, ait, ana, ani, ant, can, cat, cut, nit, nut, qat, qua, tan, tau, tic, tin, tui, tun, uta.

+1 letter: acquaints.

+2 letters: acquainted, nonaquatic, reacquaint.

+3 letters: acquainting, acquittance, reacquaints.

+4 letters: acquaintance, acquittances, reacquainted, unacquainted.

+5 letters: acquaintances, acquisitional, qualification, reacquainting.