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acquaint

[uh-kwaynt] / əˈkweɪnt /


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.

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Let’s acquaint ourselves with Article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

He now forecasts that about half a gigawatt will be deployed in the second half of 2026, reflecting the time needed to acquaint to new rack architecture.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025

The stage has just been built for the first time, and he's eager to acquaint himself with all the ramps and video walls.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025

While productions regularly outlive their creators in opera or in dance, it happens much more rarely in contemporary theater, and “Pain” is a welcome opportunity for younger theatergoers to acquaint themselves with Chéreau’s dramatic work.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

"Brienne, 1 am honored to acquaint you with my brother Ser Edmure Tully, heir to Riverrun. His steward Utherydes Wayn. Ser Robin Ryger and Ser Desmond Grell."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

It acquaints people with the mechanics of investing and gives them a place to learn without putting real money on the line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026

After a poker game acquaints her with a pair of soldiers, a teasing playfulness also emerges.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2018

Like nothing else, it acquaints women with extremes of feeling.

From Economist ● Apr. 19, 2018

I remembered how Shakespeare’s Trinculo says, “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2012

“On the contrary,” he argued confidently, “the good general first acquaints himself with his field.”

From The Key to Yesterday by Charles Neville Buck

Greece is well acquainted with the trend, after hit musical "Mamma Mia", filmed on the island of Skopelos, triggered a jump in American visitors.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

He also became well acquainted with orthopedist Frank Jobe, the team physician.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

We can’t live our lives to the extreme all the time, but we can do ourselves a favor and become better acquainted with exactly what we want and how to get it.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Samson, who is studying to be a crime analyst, found that it was easy to get acquainted with the older residents.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Mr. Hodges said, “Fine. Then, Nat, suppose you come along with me. We’ll get you settled in your new home, and then you can begin to get acquainted at the chandlery.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

As the World Cup landed in the U.S. for the first time in three decades, international soccer fans have been acquainting themselves with the distinctly American pleasures of barbecue, highway traffic jams and Texas summers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

By acquainting himself with India so that whenever he tours India, it's easier for him.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

The multiplatinum album acted as a coming-out-party, acquainting music lovers the world over with the incredible range of his gifts.

From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2024

“They are currently in the phase of acquainting themselves with each other,” YG told Yonhap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Newton replied, thanking Oldenburg ‘for your candour in acquainting me with Mr Hook’s insinuations’ and asking for an opportunity to set the record straight.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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