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Word: Inform
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English enforme, informe ‘give form or shape to’, also ‘form the mind of, teach’, from Old French enfourmer, from Latin informare ‘shape, fashion, describe’, from in- ‘into’ + forma ‘a form’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈfɔːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
give (someone) facts or information; tell
Short Definition:give someone facts or information
Examples:- he wrote to her, informing her of the situation
- ‘That's nothing new,’ she informed him
- they were informed that no risk was involved
Definition:
give an essential or formative principle or quality to
Short Definition:give essential or formative principle or quality
Examples:- religion informs every aspect of their lives
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