acquainted

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acquainted (comparative more acquainted, superlative most acquainted)

1. Personally known; familiar.
   • 1748. HUME, David. An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 16.

     Suppose, therefore, a person to have enjoyed his sight for thirty years, and to have become perfectly acquainted with colours of all kinds

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• be acquainted with

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acquainted

1. Simple past tense and past participle of acquaint.