inform
1[ in-fawrm ]
/ ɪnˈfɔrm /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to give information; supply knowledge or enlightenment: a magazine that entertains more than it informs.
Verb Phrases
inform on, to furnish incriminating evidence about (someone) to an authority, prosecuting officer, etc.: He informed on his accomplices.
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Origin of inform
1OTHER WORDS FROM inform
Definition for inform (2 of 2)
inform2
[ in-fawrm ]
/ ɪnˈfɔrm /
adjective Obsolete.
without form; formless.
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British Dictionary definitions for inform (1 of 2)
inform1
/ (ɪnˈfɔːm) /
verb
Derived forms of inform
informable, adjectiveinformedly (ɪnˈfɔːmɪdlɪ), adverbinformingly, adverbWord Origin for inform
C14: from Latin informāre to give form to, describe, from formāre to form
British Dictionary definitions for inform (2 of 2)
inform2
/ (ɪnˈfɔːm) /
adjective
archaic without shape; unformed
Word Origin for inform
C16: from Latin informis from in- 1 + forma shape
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