different between acquaint vs recite
acquaint
English
Etymology
From Middle English aqueinten, acointen, from Old French acointier, from Late Latin accognit?re, from Latin ad + cognitus, past participle of cognoscere (“to know”), from con- + noscere (“to know”). See quaint, know.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??kwe?nt/
- Hyphenation: ac?quaint
- Rhymes: -e?nt
Verb
acquaint (third-person singular simple present acquaints, present participle acquainting, simple past and past participle acquainted)
- (transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.
- (transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
- (transitive, obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
- October 2 1642, Isaac Basire, letter to John Evelyn
- What success it may further have I shall acquaint you at my coming over
- October 2 1642, Isaac Basire, letter to John Evelyn
Synonyms
- (to make familiar): familiarize
- (to communicate notice to): advise, apprise, inform; See also Thesaurus:inform
- (to familiarize; to accustom): habituate, inure
Translations
Adjective
acquaint (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Acquainted.
Related terms
- acquaintance
- acquainted
References
- acquaint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- acquaint in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- acquaint at OneLook Dictionary Search
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recite
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French reciter, from Latin recitare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???sa?t/
Verb
recite (third-person singular simple present recites, present participle reciting, simple past and past participle recited)
- (transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
- (transitive) To list or enumerate something.
- (intransitive) To deliver a recitation.
Synonyms
- (repeat aloud): declaim, go through, spout
- (list or enumerate something): tabulate; see also Thesaurus:tick off
Related terms
- recit
- recitation
Translations
Anagrams
- cerite, receit, tierce, tiercé
Italian
Noun
recite f
- plural of recita
Portuguese
Verb
recite
- first-person singular present subjunctive of recitar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of recitar
- third-person singular imperative of recitar
Spanish
Verb
recite
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of recitar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of recitar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of recitar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of recitar.
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