Definitions

acquaint

[uh-kweynt] / əˈkweɪnt /

VERB

inform oneself or another about something new

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accustom advise apprise enlighten familiarize inform

STRONG

clue disclose divulge habituate introduce notify post present reveal tell warn

WEAK

bring out come out with fill in fix up get-together intro knock down let know make familiar

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delude

STRONG

conceal hide secrete suppress withhold

WEAK

deceive falsify hold back mislead misrepresent

Usage

What is another way to say acquaint? Acquaint emphasizes familiarity that arises from bringing persons into social contact: to acquaint oneself with the team. The more general verb introduce refers to making persons known to one another as by announcement of names or by facilitating a meeting: to introduce a friend to one's sister.

Example Sentences

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Acquaint yourself with the University of Oregon campus on a miles-long running tour with a student or researcher who can chat about campus life and discoveries in, say, microbiology with equal authority.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2017

Acquaint yourself with the finer points of the pink drink.

From Time • Jun. 30, 2017

Acquaint me with the permanent values of life.

From Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration by Steinmetz, Margaret Bird

Acquaint the people with the holy verses of thy Lord and make known unto them His straight Path, His mighty Announcement.

From Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas by Bahá'u'lláh

Acquaint him with the customs of chivalry, and with the uses of the coat of mail, and he ceases to accuse of dishonesty either the panoply or the knight.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by Ruskin, John

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