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acquaintanced

acquaintanced adjective: synonym of acquainted.

Adjective

acquaintanced (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Synonym of acquainted.
    • “I should be unwilling to have her know we were ever acquaintanced with Mr. Fitzgerald,” responded Mrs. King.1867, Lydia Maria Child, Rosa and Flora: A Romance, volume 2, page 167
    • He had read all the books within his reach, and at the age of thirteen had made himself acquaintanced with most of the principal English writers, especially the poets; […]1885, Georgiana Fullerton, Lady-Bird: A Tale, page 12
    Synonyms:
    acquainted

Examples of acquaintanced in a sentence

  • He was also well acquainted with three kings of Britain and with at least ten prime ministers, and was acquaintanced with Wellington, Napoleon, Talleyrand, and Metternich.1987, Herbert F. Thompson, “The Scottish Enlightenment and Political Economy”, in S. Todd Lowry, editor, Pre-Classical Economic Thought...
  • He or she has either met with you “one on one” or became acquaintanced with you and your firm via a seminar.2006, Raymond J. Ohlson, Until Next Time... Good Selling!, →ISBN, page 144:

Synonyms of acquaintanced

Origin of acquaintanced

From acquaintance + -ed.

Questions about acquaintanced

What does acquaintanced mean?
Acquaintanced means synonym of acquainted.
How do you use acquaintanced in a sentence?
He was also well acquainted with three kings of Britain and with at least ten prime ministers, and was acquaintanced with Wellington, Napoleon, Talleyrand, and Metternich.
What part of speech is acquaintanced?
Acquaintanced is an adjective.

Words near acquaintanced in the dictionary

  1. acquaint
  2. acquaintable
  3. acquaintance
  4. acquaintance rape
  5. acquaintance rapes
  6. acquaintanced
  7. acquaintanceless
  8. acquaintances
  9. acquaintanceship
  10. acquaintanceships
  11. acquaintancy

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