"unacquaint" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unacquaints [present, singular, third-person], unacquainting [participle, present], unacquainted [participle, past], unacquainted [past]
Etymology: un- + acquaint Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|acquaint}} un- + acquaint Head templates: {{en-verb}} unacquaint (third-person singular simple present unacquaints, present participle unacquainting, simple past and past participle unacquainted)
  1. (rare) To undo (one's or someone's) acquaintance (with someone or something). Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-unacquaint-en-verb-YclGP7H3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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