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acquaint
What does acquaint mean?
acquaint (verb): cause to come to know personally.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use acquaint in a sentence?
- Permit me to acquaint you with my son. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce acquaint?
/əˈkweɪnt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does acquaint come from?
From Middle English aqueynten, acointen, from Old French acointier.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of acquaint?
Words related to acquaint
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “acquaint” mean?
cause to come to know personally
Right! That's what “acquaint” means.
to initiate; to cause or lead to
Not quite: that's what prompt means.
to refuse to accept; to forswear
Not quite: that's what reject means.
compensate for or counterbalance
Not quite: that's what offset means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “acquaint”?
apologize
Not quite: apologize means something else.
eliminate
Not quite: eliminate means something else.
introduce
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implement
Not quite: implement means something else.
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