 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
acquainted
adjective: having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully
acquainted with the facts" [syn: {acquainted(p)}, {acquainted
with(p)}, {familiar with(p)}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF.
acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of
cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See {Quaint},
{Know}.]
1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make
(one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.
Before a man can speak on any subject, it is
necessary to be acquainted with it. --Locke.
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.
liii. 3.
2. To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; --
followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that,
introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend
with the particulars of an act.
Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.
I must acquaint you that I have received
New dated letters from Northumberland. --Shak.
3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
{To be acquainted with}, to be possessed of personal
knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less
familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.
Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acquainted \Ac*quaint"ed\, adjective
Personally known; familiar. See {To be acquainted with},
under {Acquaint}, verb (used with an object)
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