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acquaint

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Dobrev and White first met during a brief encounter at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards but were formally acquainted several years later at a Florida workshop organized by motivational speaker Tony Robbins.

Kelly told me Trump was not acquainted with Rommel.

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"Early Americans were pretty well acquainted with radical market measures in times of crisis," Rao said.

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LAM explained that the elevator technician who unknowingly trashed Lavet’s work was filling in for the museum’s regular technician, “who is well acquainted with the building and its exhibits.”

Despite the mishap, the museum says it "bears no ill will towards the lift technician who made the mistake", who was covering for someone who is "well acquainted with the building and its exhibits".

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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.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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