Both Uses of
acquaint
in
And Then There Were None
- The judge said: "I also am unacquainted with this part of the world."†
p. 21.0unacquainted = not familiar withstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unacquainted means not and reverses the meaning of acquainted. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- I am acquainted with a Mrs. Oliver and also with a Miss Ogden.†
p. 57.8 *acquainted = familiar with OR a friend or associate
Definition:
to cause to know; or to cause to be familiar with