Acquaint — Ac*quaint , v. t. [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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acquaint — Ac*quaint , a. [OF. acoint. See {Acquaint}, v. t.] Acquainted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaint — Quaint, a. [OE. queint, queynte, coint, prudent, wise, cunning, pretty, odd, OF. cointe cultivated, amiable, agreeable, neat, fr. L. cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere (for gnoscere) to know. See {Know}, and cf. {Acquaint} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquaint — [13] Acquaint is connected with quaint, distant though they may seem in meaning. It comes via Old French acointer from medieval Latin accognitāre, which was based ultimately on cognitus, the past participle of cognoscere ‘know’. Cognitus gave… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
acquaint — [13] Acquaint is connected with quaint, distant though they may seem in meaning. It comes via Old French acointer from medieval Latin accognitāre, which was based ultimately on cognitus, the past participle of cognoscere ‘know’. Cognitus gave… … Word origins
acquaint — ac|quaint [əˈkweınt] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: acointier, from Medieval Latin accognitare, from Late Latin accognoscere to know perfectly , from Latin ad to + cognoscere to know ] 1.) acquaint yourself with sth formal to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
acquaint — ac|quaint [ ə kweınt ] verb transitive FORMAL to give someone information about something: acquaint someone with something: We aim to acquaint policy makers with some of these issues. acquaint yourself with something to make an effort to learn… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
acquaint — ac•quaint [[t]əˈkweɪnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usu. fol. by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan[/ex] 2) to furnish with knowledge; inform (usu. fol. by with): to acquaint the manager with one s… … From formal English to slang
acquaint — Synonyms and related words: accustom, advertise, advertise of, advise, apprise, brief, bring word, clue, communicate, disclose, divulge, do the honors, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, give a knockdown, give an introduction, give notice, give the … Moby Thesaurus
quaint — Synonyms and related words: absurd, acquaint, amusing, antiquated, antique, archaic, bizarre, curious, droll, eccentric, fanciful, fantastic, freaked out, freaky, funny, hilarious, humorous, idiosyncratic, incongruous, kooky, laughable, ludicrous … Moby Thesaurus
acquaint — ac·quaint || É™ kweɪnt v. make familiar; present someone, introduce someone; make known … English contemporary dictionary
