v.
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(acquaint someone with)
make someone aware of or familiar with.
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(be acquainted with)
know personally.
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(be acquainted)
(of two or more people) know each other slightly.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. acointier ‘make known’, from late L. accognitare, from L. accognoscere, from ad- ‘to’ + cognoscere ‘come to know’.