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acquaint

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

ac·quaint / əˈkwānt/ • v. [tr.] (acquaint someone with) make someone aware of or familiar with. you need to acquaint yourself with the house style. ∎ (be acquainted) be an acquaintance: I am not acquainted with any young lady of that name I'll leave you two to get acquainted.

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acquaint

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

acquaint XIII. ME. aqueynten, aquointen, acointen — OF. acointier :- medL. accognitāre make known, f. L. accognitus, f. AC- + cognitus, pp. of cognōscere know (see COGNITION).
So acquaintance XIV.

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acquaint

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

acquaint •acquaint, ain't, attaint, complaint, constraint, distraint, faint, feint, paint, plaint, quaint, restraint, saint, taint •spray-paint • greasepaint • warpaint •asquint, bint, clint, dint, flint, glint, hint, imprint, lint, mint, misprint, print, quint, skint, splint, sprint, squint, stint, tint •Septuagint • skinflint • catmint •varmint • spearmint • calamint •peppermint • enprint • screen print •offprint • blueprint • newsprint •footprint • thumbprint • fingerprint •monotint • mezzotint • aquatint •pint • Geraint •Comte, conte, font, fount, pont, quant, Vermont, want •Delfont • vicomte • Frémont •piedmont • Beaumont • Hellespont •passant • poste restante •avaunt, daunt, flaunt, gaunt, haunt, jaunt, taunt, vaunt

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