in|form

in|form
in|form1 «ihn FRM», transitive verb.
1. to supply with knowledge, facts, or news; tell: »

Please inform your students of the changes in today's schedule. The witness informed the jury about the details.

2. to inspire; animate: »

God informed their hearts with pity.

3. to endow or imbue with something that determines character: »

The god of soldiers…inform Thy thoughts with nobleness (Shakespeare).

4. Obsolete. a) to form; shape; mold; fashion. b) to train; instruct.
5. Obsolete. to make known; report: »

Haply thou may'st inform Something to save thy life. (Shakespeare).

6. Obsolete. to direct; guide: »

Where else shall I inform my unacquainted feet in the blind mazes of this tangled wood? (Milton).

–v.i.
to tell tales; make a complaint; accuse: »

The thief who was caught informed against the others who had helped him steal.

[< Latin īnformāre < in- into + + forma form]
Synonym Study transitive verb. 1 Inform, acquaint, notify mean to tell or let someone know something. Inform emphasizes telling or passing along directly to a person facts or knowledge of any kind: »

Her letter informed us how and when she expected to arrive.

Acquaint emphasizes introducing someone to facts or knowledge that he has not known before: »

He acquainted us with his plans.

Notify means to inform someone, by an official announcement or formal notice, of something he should or needs to know: »

The college notified him that he was awarded a scholarship.

in|form2 «ihn FRM», adjective.
Obsolete. without form; formless.
[< Middle French informe, learned borrowing from Latin īnformis < in- without + forma shape, form]

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