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.
Origin of inform
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British Dictionary definitions for informing (1 of 2)
inform
1
/ (ɪnˈfɔːm) /
verb
Derived forms of inform
informable, adjective informedly (ɪnˈfɔːmɪdlɪ), adverb informingly, adverbWord Origin for inform
C14: from Latin
informāre to give form to, describe, from
formāre to
form
British Dictionary definitions for informing (2 of 2)
inform
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/ (ɪnˈfɔːm) /
adjective
archaic
without shape; unformed
Word Origin for inform
C16: from Latin
informis from
in-
1 +
forma shape