different between acquaint vs rehearse
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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rehearse
English
Etymology
From Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-Norman reherser (“to repeat word-for-word”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [???h??s]
- (General American) IPA(key): /???h?s/
Verb
rehearse (third-person singular simple present rehearses, present participle rehearsing, simple past and past participle rehearsed)
- (transitive) To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
- (transitive) To narrate; to relate; to tell.
- (transitive, intransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater
- 1648, Robert Herrick, Hesperides, "When he would have his verses read":
- In sober mornings, do not thou reherse
- The holy incantation of a verse ...
- 1648, Robert Herrick, Hesperides, "When he would have his verses read":
- (transitive, theater) To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.
Derived terms
- rehearsal
Translations
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