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| acquaint |
to tell about; inform (usu. fol. by "with"). [1/2 definitions] |
| advise |
to inform; notify. [1/5 definitions] |
| apprise |
to inform (often fol. by "of"). |
| edify |
to enlighten or inform so as to uplift morally, intellectually, or spiritually. |
| educate |
to inform on a particular subject. [1/4 definitions] |
| educational |
tending to inform, instruct, or educate. [1/2 definitions] |
| instruct |
to teach; educate; inform. [1/2 definitions] |
| instructive |
serving to inform or educate; informative; enlightening. |
| Miranda |
of or pertaining to the legal obligation of an arresting officer to inform a person being arrested of his or her legal rights. |
| notify |
to give notice to; tell or inform, esp. formally. |
| overinform |
combined form of inform. |
| pamphlet |
a short printed publication that is unbound or has a paper binding, often written to inform on some topic or to address a controversial public issue. |
| rat |
(slang) to betray or inform on one's associates. [1/4 definitions] |
| show |
to reveal to, inform, or prove to through tangible evidence. [1/16 definitions] |
| squeal |
(slang) to inform against one's associates. [1/4 definitions] |
| stool |
(slang) to act as a stool pigeon; inform on one's associates. [1/5 definitions] |
| tattle |
to reveal secrets of or disclose information about another person, usu. out of malice; inform against another. [1/3 definitions] |
| tell |
to inform or reveal to (someone) through speaking or writing. [1/9 definitions] |
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