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Word: Acquaint
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French acointier ‘make known’, from late Latin accognitare, from Latin accognoscere, from ad- ‘to’ + cognoscere ‘come to know’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈkweɪnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make someone aware of or familiar with
Short Definition:make someone aware of or familiar with
Examples:- new staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes
- you need to acquaint yourself with the house style
- she was already well acquainted with his work
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