Acquaint — Defs

01 a. Acquainted.

1.
Acquainted.[Obs.]

02 v. t. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.

imp. & p. p. Acquainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquainting

1.
To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.
“Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it.” — Locke.

“A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.” — Isa. liii. 3.
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.
“Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love.” — Shak.

“I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland.” — Shak.
3.
To familiarize; to accustom.[Obs.]

Phrases & compounds

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.

Syn. To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.