Acquaint vs. Reacquaint — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Acquaint and Reacquaint
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Definitions
Acquaint
Make someone aware of or familiar with
New staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes
You need to acquaint yourself with the house style
She was already well acquainted with his work
Reacquaint
Make (someone) acquainted or familiar with someone or something again
He was able to reacquaint himself with an old school chum
Acquaint
To cause to come to know personally
Let me acquaint you with my family.
Reacquaint
To acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise.
Acquaint
To make familiar
Acquainted myself with the controls.
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Reacquaint
Acquaint anew;
We reacquainted ourselves with this technique
Acquaint
To inform
Please acquaint us with your plans.
Acquaint
To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
I think you should acquaint him with the realities of the situation.
Acquaint
To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
Acquaint
To familiarize; to accustom.
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Acquaint
(obsolete) Acquainted.
Acquaint
Acquainted.
Acquaint
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.
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
Acquaint
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.
I must acquaint you that I have receivedNew dated letters from Northumberland.
Acquaint
To familiarize; to accustom.
Acquaint
Cause to come to know personally;
Permit me to acquaint you with my son
Introduce the new neighbors to the community
Acquaint
Make familiar or acquainted;
You should acquaint yourself with your new computer
We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
Acquaint
Inform;
Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move