inform

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).

2. 2

   To communicate knowledge to.

   • For he would learn their business secretly, / And then inform his master hastily.
   • I am informed thoroughly of the cause.
3. 3

   To impart information or knowledge.

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   1. 4

      To act as an informer

      To act as an informer; denounce.

   2. 5

      To give form or character to

      To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).

      • His sense of religion informs everything he writes.
      • Let others better mould the running mass / Of metals, and inform the breathing brass
   3. 6

      To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.

   4. 7

      To direct, guide.

      • Don’t forget the code of ethics that informs this profession.
   5. 8

      To take form

      To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.

      • It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes.
   6. 9

      Without regular form

      Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.

      • Bleak Crags, and naked Hills, And the whole Prospect so inform and rude

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