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Educate vs Acquaint - What's the difference?

educate | acquaint |

As verbs the difference between educate and acquaint

is that educate is to instruct or train while acquaint is to furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.

As an adjective acquaint is

(obsolete) acquainted.

educate

English

Alternative forms

* (generally jocular) educamate * (generally jocular) edumacate

Verb

  • to instruct or train
  • Synonyms

    * instruct * teach

    Derived terms

    * co-educate

    acquaint

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.
  • * I think you should acquaint him with the realities of the situation.
  • * (rfdate) (John Locke)
  • Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be acquainted with it.
  • * (rfdate) Isaiah 53:3
  • A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
  • To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant.
  • * (rfdate) (William Shakespeare), (Romeo and Juliet) , III-iv
  • Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love.
  • * (rfdate) (William Shakespeare), , IV-i
  • ''I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland.
  • (obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
  • (Evelyn)

    Synonyms

    * inform * apprise * communicate * advise

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Acquainted.
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