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disacquaint

verb

Etymology

From dis- + acquaint: compare Old French desacointier.

  1. derived from cognoscō
  2. derived from accognitus
  3. derived from accognitō
  4. derived from acointier
  5. inherited from aqueynten
  6. formed as disacquaint — “dis- + acquaint”

Definitions

  1. To render (someone or something) unacquainted

    To render (someone or something) unacquainted; to make (someone or something) unfamiliar.

    • Thy ſcourge of ſteele, / (Ay me!) I feele, / Upon me beating ever: / VVhile my ſick heart / VVith diſmall ſmart / Is diſacquainted never.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for disacquaint. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA