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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | acointier, from Medieval Latin accognitare, from Late Latin accognoscere 'to know perfectly', from Latin ad- 'to' + cognoscere 'to know' |
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ac‧quaint
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to deliberately find out about something : I need to acquaint myself with the new regulations.
acquaint yourself with something
formalI need to acquaint myself with the new regulations.2 to give someone information about something : You need to acquaint the police with the facts.
acquaint somebody with something
formalYou need to acquaint the police with the facts.