acquainta.[OF. acoint. See Acquaint, v. t.] Acquainted.()v. t.[OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See Quaint, Know.]1. 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. (Locke.)A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. (Isa. liii. 3.)2. 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.()Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. (Shak.)I must acquaint you that I have received
New dated letters from Northumberland. (Shak.)3. To familiarize; to accustom.(Evelyn.)To be acquainted with, to be possessed of personal knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.()()