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acquaint

[uh-kweynt] / əˈkweɪnt /


Usage

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.

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Kassem suggests that new workers acquaint themselves with safety guidelines, and ensure they have proper channels to express concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

He now forecasts that about half a gigawatt will be deployed in the second half of 2026, reflecting the time needed to acquaint to new rack architecture.

From MarketWatch Oct. 15, 2025

The stage has just been built for the first time, and he's eager to acquaint himself with all the ramps and video walls.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2025

While productions regularly outlive their creators in opera or in dance, it happens much more rarely in contemporary theater, and “Pain” is a welcome opportunity for younger theatergoers to acquaint themselves with Chéreau’s dramatic work.

From New York Times Dec. 1, 2022

It gives me further pleasure to acquaint you that this degree was unanimously voted by the Corporation of the University, and unanimously confirmed by the Overseers....

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Learning about the work of Jesus Christ acquaints them with suffering.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

“Egon Schiele: Living Landscapes” is a stirring, deeply engrossing show that acquaints us with a long-hidden part of the artist’s career.

From New York Times Nov. 21, 2024

After a poker game acquaints her with a pair of soldiers, a teasing playfulness also emerges.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2018

Like nothing else, it acquaints women with extremes of feeling.

From Economist Apr. 19, 2018

Mr. Small, a clerk to the Hudson's Bay Company, likewise acquaints me, that coal occurs at Edmonton, on the north branch of the Saskatchewan, in beds, sometimes seven or eight feet thick.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by John Franklin

But that conflict quickly fizzles as both parents become acquainted with this robot, whose memories only extend to the information the couple provided.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Samson, who is studying to be a crime analyst, found that it was easy to get acquainted with the older residents.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

It was in these formative years that Greg became acquainted with Native American people in Santa Rosa, always feeling a mysterious pull toward them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

He had become acquainted with Revere by 1763, and purchased things from him, mostly small silver frames, but the relationship did not last beyond 1770, the year of the Boston Massacre.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

That first day, Cora acquainted herself with the life of the park, the patch of green she’d seen across the street from the house.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

As the World Cup landed in the U.S. for the first time in three decades, international soccer fans have been acquainting themselves with the distinctly American pleasures of barbecue, highway traffic jams and Texas summers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

By acquainting himself with India so that whenever he tours India, it's easier for him.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

The multiplatinum album acted as a coming-out-party, acquainting music lovers the world over with the incredible range of his gifts.

From Salon Nov. 15, 2024

“They are currently in the phase of acquainting themselves with each other,” YG told Yonhap.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2023

Newton replied, thanking Oldenburg ‘for your candour in acquainting me with Mr Hook’s insinuations’ and asking for an opportunity to set the record straight.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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