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inform

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[ in-fawrm ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to:

    He informed them of his arrival.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to supply (oneself) with knowledge of a matter or subject:

    She informed herself of all the pertinent facts.

    Synonyms:

  3. to give evident substance, character, or distinction to; pervade or permeate with manifest effect:

    A love of nature informed his writing.

  4. to animate or inspire.
  5. Obsolete.
    1. to train or instruct.
    2. to make known; disclose.
    3. to give or impart form to.


verb (used without object)

  1. to give information; supply knowledge or enlightenment:

    a magazine that entertains more than it informs.

verb phrase

  1. to furnish incriminating evidence about (someone) to an authority, prosecuting officer, etc.:

    He informed on his accomplices.

inform

2

[ in-fawrm ]

adjective

Obsolete.
  1. without form; formless.

inform

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/ ɪˈɔː; ɪˈɔːɪdlɪ /

verb

  1. tr; often foll by of or about to give information to; tell
  2. tr; often foll by of or about to make conversant (with)
  3. intr; often foll by against or on to give information regarding criminals, as to the police, etc
  4. to give form to
  5. to impart some essential or formative characteristic to
  6. tr to animate or inspire
  7. obsolete.
    tr
    1. to train or educate
    2. to report
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

inform

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/ ɪˈɔː /

adjective

  1. archaic.
    without shape; unformed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • informedly, adverb
  • ˈڴǰ, adjective
  • ˈڴǰԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ڴǰa· adjective
  • ·ڴǰiԲ· adverb
  • 󲹱-·ڴǰiԲ adjective
  • half-·ڴǰiԲ· adverb
  • ܲi·ڴǰiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inform1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English enfo(u)rmen, informen, from Old French enfo(u)rmer, from Latin Դō “t form, shape,” equivalent to in- in- 2 + ō “t form

Origin of inform2

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin informis “formless, deformed,” equivalent to in- in- 3 + -formis -form
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inform1

C14: from Latin Դڴǰ to give form to, describe, from ڴǰ to form

Origin of inform2

C16: from Latin informis from in- 1+ forma shape
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They say the company that owns the building has stopped responding to requests for basic maintenance in recent months, since informing them that it will not renew their rental contracts.

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He likes what he’s been seeing from Trump and Musk, and said his perspective is informed by his own government service.

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As a historian, I would say that the present and the future will always be informed by the past.

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Before she was approved for Maid, April was assessed by two independent physicians who were required to inform her of ways to alleviate her suffering and offer alternative treatments.

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More than just informing, it should create pathways for weak partisans and nonideologues pathways to feel connected to a broader left community.

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