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acquaint

[uh-kwaynt] / əˈkweɪnt /


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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

That is all the invitation they need to acquaint themselves with the goods in a way they are rarely permitted at serious institutions.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024

I make it my business to acquaint myself with where objects properly belong in a house.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Learning about the work of Jesus Christ acquaints them with suffering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

“Egon Schiele: Living Landscapes” is a stirring, deeply engrossing show that acquaints us with a long-hidden part of the artist’s career.

From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

While Savage centers on compelling menace Phil Burbank, the book’s free indirect narration acquaints us intimately with a host of minor characters — part of the story’s rich pleasure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2022

His account revisits what is certainly one of the most exciting, turbulent periods in the history of science and better acquaints us with people who played significant roles in this drama.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021

Lord Bacon acquaints us that “It is constantly received and avouched, that the anointing of the weapon that maketh the wound will heal the wound itself.”

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli

Even though our granny was, like all people in the mountains, well acquainted with Dolly by that point, she was still transfixed.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

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

Larry Ellison and Trump became better acquainted about 10 years ago, connected through Ellison’s longtime No. 2, Safra Catz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Perry was well acquainted with the workings of such emporiums, having often patronized them, and happily, since usually he found it “so relaxing” to sit quietly and watch clothes get clean.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves," he said, adding Moscow was "acquainting itself" with the joint statement issued in Jeddah.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025

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

And acting, finally, is a way of acquainting us with the strangeness of being human.

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021

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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