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preacquaint

preacquaint verb: to acquaint beforehand.

Verb

preacquaint (third-person singular simple present preacquaints, present participle preacquainting, simple past and past participle preacquainted)

  1. (transitive) To acquaint beforehand.
    • Wor[thy]. […] You haue not made your loue knowne to my Neece yet.
      Aym[well]. No, my intention was to preacquaint you.1633, James Shirley, The Witty Fair One, London: William Cooke, Act I, Scene 1
    • [S]he inadvertently confirmed many Hints, vvith vvhich Slipſlop, vvhoſe Gallant he vvas, had pre-acquainted him; […]1742, Henry Fielding, “What Past between the Lady and Lawyer Scout”, in The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and of His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams. […], volume II, London: […] A[ndrew]...

Forms of preacquaint

third-person singular presentpreacquaints
present participlepreacquainting
past participlepreacquainted
pastpreacquainted
alternative formpre-acquaint

Origin of preacquaint

From pre- + acquaint.

Questions about preacquaint

What does preacquaint mean?
Preacquaint means to acquaint beforehand.
What part of speech is preacquaint?
Preacquaint is a verb.
What is the past tense of preacquaint?
The past tense of preacquaint is preacquainted.

Words near preacquaint in the dictionary

  1. preacknowledgements
  2. preacknowledges
  3. preacknowledging
  4. preacknowledgment
  5. preacknowledgments
  6. preacquaint
  7. preacquaintance
  8. preacquainted
  9. preacquainting
  10. preacquaints
  11. preacquire

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