disacquaint en · VERB
Etymology
From dis- + acquaint: compare Old French desacointier.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) 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.
1648, Robert Herrick, “[His Noble Numbers: Or, His Pious Pieces, […].] To His Angrie God.”, in Hesperides: Or, The Works both Humane & Divine […], London: […] John Williams, and Francis Eglesfield, and are to be sold by Tho[mas] Hunt, […], →OCLC, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disacquainted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disacquainted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disacquaints | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disacquainting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |