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Related vs Acquainted - What's the difference?

related | acquainted |

As adjectives the difference between related and acquainted

is that related is standing in relation or connection while acquainted is personally known; familiar.

As verbs the difference between related and acquainted

is that related is (relate) while acquainted is (acquaint).

related

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Standing in relation or connection.
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  • Being a relative of.
  • Narrated; told.
  • (music) Same as the adjective relative.
  • (mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.
  • (in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (relate)

    • See also

    * relation * relationship * interrelate * interrelated

    Anagrams

    * * * * *

    acquainted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Personally known; familiar.
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    • Suppose, therefore, a person to have enjoyed his sight for thirty years, and to have become perfectly acquainted with colours of all kinds

    Derived terms

    * be acquainted with

    Verb

    (head)
  • (acquaint)