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unacquaint

unacquaint verb: to undo (one's or someone's) acquaintance (with someone or something).

Verb

unacquaint (third-person singular simple present unacquaints, present participle unacquainting, simple past and past participle unacquainted)

  1. (rare) To undo (one's or someone's) acquaintance (with someone or something).
    • he […] is a scoundrel, and I'm going to unacquaint myself with him.1993, Mothers and Daughters
    • It might be prudent for us to unacquaint ourselves with what apparently won't work and reacquaint ourselves with the truths and promises of God's Word.2007, International Lesson Commentary KJV with NRSV Comparison, page 29

Forms of unacquaint

third-person singular presentunacquaints
present participleunacquainting
past participleunacquainted
pastunacquainted

Origin of unacquaint

From un- + acquaint.

Questions about unacquaint

What does unacquaint mean?
Unacquaint means to undo (one's or someone's) acquaintance (with someone or something).
What part of speech is unacquaint?
Unacquaint is a verb.
What is the past tense of unacquaint?
The past tense of unacquaint is unacquainted.

Words near unacquaint in the dictionary

  1. unacknowledgement
  2. unacknowledges
  3. unacknowledging
  4. unacknowledgment
  5. unacoustic
  6. unacquaint
  7. unacquaintable
  8. unacquaintance
  9. unacquainted
  10. unacquaintedly
  11. unacquaintedness

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