acquiescency (akwiesensi)

[See acqui esce and -cy.] The state of being acquiescent; a condition of silent submi ion or a ent. acquiescent (ak-wi-es'ent), a. [ A man nearly sixty, of acquiescent temper, miscellaneous opinions, and uncertain vote. George Eliot , Middle march, I. 11. acquaintanceship (a-kwan'tans-ship), n. state of having acquaintance. acquaint ant (a-kwan'tant), n. [ acquaint acquiescently (ak-wi-es'ent-li), adv . In an ac- acquaint (a-kwant'), v. [ ... acquaint; prob. developed from acquaintance, quiescent manner. with which, in sense 3, the pl. acquaint ants acquiescingly (ak-wi-es'ing-li), adv . In an ac- would nearly coincide in pronunciation.] A quiescing manner; acquiescently. person with whom one is acquainted. See ac- acquiett (a-kwi'et), v. t. quaint ance, 2. An acquaint ant and a friend of Edmund Spenser. IMG:content-0192.png:[blocks in formation] [ acquietare , quiet, settle: see acquit.] To render quiet; compose; set at rest. Acquiet his mind from stirring you. I. trans. 1. To cause to have acquaintance or be more or le familiar; make conversant: used with with: as, to acquaint one's self, or make one's self acquainted, with a subject; to make persons (to be) acquainted with each other. A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. Isa. liii. 3. Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows. Shak . , Tempest, ii. 2. We that acquaint ourselves with every zone. Sir J. Davies, Int. to Immortal. of Soul. Persons themselves acquaint us with the impersonal. Emerson, E ays, 1st ser., p. 252. 2. To furnish with knowledge or information (about); make conversant by notice or com muni cation: with with before the subject of information, and formerly sometimes with of: as, to acquaint a friend with one's proceedings. But, for some other reasons, my grave sir, Which 'tis not fit you know, I not acquaint My father of this busine . Shak ., W. T., iv. 3. Though you are so averse to my acquainting Lady Teazle with your pa ion for Maria, I'm sure she's not your enemy in the affair. Sheridan , School for Scandal, iv. 3. =Syn. 1. To acquaint (with), make known (to), familiarize (with), introduce (to). - 2. To inform (of), communicate (to), apprise (of), mention (to), signify (to), intimate (to), disclose (to), reveal (to), tell (to). See announce and in form. II.t in trans. To become acquainted. How they aqueynteden in fere. The manere Chaucer, House of Fame, 1. 250.