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acquaint

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  1. inform                
 
ac.quaint \*-'kwa-nt\ vt [ME aquainten, fr. OF acointier, fr. ML 
   accognitare, fr. LL (Xaccognitus, pp. of accognoscere to know perfectly, 
   fr. L ad- + cognoscere to know - more at COGNITION 1: to cause to know 
   personally  2: to make familiar : cause to know firsthand