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How to pronounce acquaint in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms familiarise, familiarize
Type of inform
Has types verse, get into, orient
Verb group present, introduce


you should acquaint yourself with your new computer.
Type Words
Synonyms introduce, present
Type of inform
Has types re-introduce, present, bring out, reintroduce, introduce
Verb group familiarise, familiarize
Derivation acquaintance


permit me to acquaint you with my son.
Type Words
Type of inform


Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move.

Examples of acquaint

acquaint
A bicycle tour is the best way to acquaint yourself with the island's geography.
From the forbes.com
At the outset I felt no need to acquaint myself with the six degrees of freedom.
From the guardian.co.uk
Chastened, I go back to the books, and acquaint myself with Avena sativa afresh.
From the guardian.co.uk
Thanks for editing, making me acquaint with Wiki practices, on my first article.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Its theme is to acquaint man with the value, worth and importance of the Quran.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Please engage the brain and acquaint oneself with a few facts before talking.
From the guardian.co.uk
Coach Troy Calhoun wants to acquaint his players with Air Force's football heritage.
From the denverpost.com
Many times sessions are postponed because court must acquaint itself with new files.
From the economist.com
It aims to acquaint its visitors with the history of County Monaghan and its people.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Introduce: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
  • Familiarize: make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
  • Inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"
  • Acquainted(p): having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts"
  • To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by 'with'; 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 ...