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acquaint

ac·quaint [ ə kwáynt ] (past and past participle ac·quaint·ed, present participle ac·quaint·ing, 3rd person present singular ac·quaints)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make aware: to make somebody, or yourself, aware of or familiar with something

2. introduce somebody: to introduce somebody or make somebody known to somebody else ( dated or formal )

[13th century. Via French acointier "make known" < Latin accognoscere "know perfectly" < cognoscere "know"]
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