Definition of acquainted
1
: having personal knowledge of something : having seen or experienced something
—+ with a lawyer who is well acquainted with the facts in this caseI'm not acquainted with her books.
2
: having met : being known to and having knowledge of someone
two people who are not yet acquainted They spent the afternoon getting acquainted (with each other).
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The first known use of acquainted was in the 13th century
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