acquaint

Advancedzipf 2.51

Pronunciation

/əˈkweɪnt/(uh-KWAYNT)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

使了解；使熟悉

Definition

To make someone aware of or familiar with something.

Word family

  • acquaintance/əˈkweɪntəns/(n)熟人/了解
  • acquainted/əˈkweɪntɪd/(adj)熟悉的

Collocations

  • acquaint with
  • become acquainted
  • acquaint oneself with
  • acquainted with the facts

Examples

  1. 1.Please acquaint yourself with the safety procedures before starting. (familiarize)
  2. 2.We became acquainted at a conference last year. (got to know each other)

Synonyms

  • familiarize/fəˈmɪliəraɪz/— make familiar, general
  • introduce/ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/— bring to attention for first time
  • inform/ɪnˈfɔːm/— tell, give knowledge

Etymology

from Old French "acointier" = to make known — ad- (to) + cognitus (known)