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inform

in.form \in-'fo.(*)rm\ vb [ME informen, fr. MF enformer, fr. L informare, 
   fr. in-] + forma form obs  1a: to give material form to  1b: ARRANGE  2a: 
   to give character or essence to  2b: to be the characteristic quality of : 
   ANIMATE  obs  3: TRAIN, DISCIPLINE  obs  4: GUIDE, DIRECT  obs  5: to make 
   known  6: to communicate knowledge to  1: to give information or knowledge  
   2: to act as an informer ke one aware of something. INFORM implies the 
   imparting of knowledge esp. of facts or occurrences necessary for an 
   understanding of a pertinent matter or as a basis for action; ACQUAINT lays 
   stress on introducing to or familiarizing with; APPRISE implies 
   communicating something of special interest or importance; NOTIFY implies 
   sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action SYN syn 
   INFORM, ACQUAINT, APPRISE, NOTIFY mean to ma