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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.

Example Sentences

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Although Clare had not asked for a name—he made a habit of never getting too well acquainted with passing spirits—this, for once, came as a help.

From Literature

It’s time for investors to get acquainted with robots.

From Barron's

The son of an Army officer who fought in the Vietnam War, Cooper was well acquainted with military strategy from a young age, friends and former classmates say.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it is less likely they are acquainted with the Prokofiev score’s scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal

Intimately acquainted with Richard’s malignity, these ruined royals know only too well the toll of his depraved machinations.

From Los Angeles Times