Definition of acquain:
°To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make
familiar; -- followed by 'with'.
"Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it. -John Locke"
°To communicate notice to; to
inform; to make
cognizant; -- followed by 'with' (formerly, also, by 'of'), or by 'that', introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend with the particulars of an act.
Definition of acquain:
°To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make
familiar; -- followed by 'with'.
"Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it. -John Locke"
°To communicate notice to; to
inform; to make
cognizant; -- followed by 'with' (formerly, also, by 'of'), or by 'that', introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend with the particulars of an act.