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informverb to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activitiesthe police only caught the mastermind of the burglary because his disgruntled partner informed fink, grass (on)(British slang), rat (on), sing, snitch, split (on)(British), squeak, squeal, talk, tell (on) betray, give away, turn inbackstab, cross, double-cross, sell (out), two-timeblab, tattletip (off) drop a dime (on) to give information tochose teaching as a career because it affords the opportunity to inform a whole generation of young minds acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, catch up, clear, clue (in), enlighten, familiarize, fill in, hip, instruct, tell, verse, wise (up) advertise, alert, notifyannounce (to), disclose (to)assure, certify, convince, reassure, warranteducate, lecture, school, teach, tutordisabuse, disenchant, disillusion, undeceive keep (someone) posted, let someone know misinform, mislead inform, acquaint, apprise, notify mean to make one aware of something.inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences.informed us of the crisis acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with.acquaint yourself with the keyboard apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance.keep us apprised of the situation notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action.notified the witness when to appear in the 14th century |