Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preacquaint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: preac-quaint
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To acquaint beforehand.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"1633, James Shirley, The Witty Fair One, London: William Cooke, Act I, Scene 1, Wor[thy]. […] You haue not made your loue knowne to my Neece yet. Aym[well]. No, my intention was to preacquaint you."
"[S]he inadvertently confirmed many Hints, vvith vvhich Slipſlop, vvhoſe Gallant he vvas, had pre-acquainted him; […]"
"Those things which have been previously stated, or which are necessarily implied, or with which we presume our hearers to have been preacquainted, we pronounce with such a subordination of stress as is suitable to the small importance of things already understood […]"
"1969, Tibor Agoston, Insight Therapy, State of Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction, Part 4, Chapter 110, p. 215, […] we may describe differential dynamics as a gallery of disease patterns that may preacquaint the therapist with the picture which is likely to emerge when all the pieces are fitted together."

Etymology

From pre- + acquaint.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

preacquaints (present, singular) preacquainting (participle, present) preacquainted (participle, past) preacquainted (past) pre-acquaint (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

preacquaintance

Questions

What does preacquaint mean?: To acquaint beforehand.
Where does preacquaint come from?: From pre- + acquaint.

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