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   in·form

   /inˈfôrm/

   verb

   • 1. give (someone) facts or information; tell: "he wrote to her, informing her of the situation" Similar telllet someone knownotifyappriseadviseannounce toimpart tocommunicate tobriefprimeenlightensend word tokeep postedinformal:put in the picturefill inclue in/upgive the lowdown to
   • ▪ give incriminating information about someone to the police or other authority: "people called a confidential hotline to inform on friends, neighbors, and family members" Similar denouncegive awaybetrayincriminateinculpatereporttell the authorities/police aboutdouble-crosssell outstab in the backbe a Judas togive someone a Judas kissturn Queen's/King's evidenceinformal:ratsquealsqueakblabsplittelltell tales aboutblow the whistlespill the beansput the finger onsell down the riversnitchpeachgrassshopsneaknarkstitch updo the dirty onclyperat outdrop a/the dime onfingerjobdobpimppoolshelfput someone's pot onpoint the bone atrare:delate
   • 2. give an essential or formative principle or quality to: "the relationship of the citizen to the state is informed by the democratic ideal" Similar suffusepervadepermeateinfuseimbuesaturateilluminateanimatecharacterizetypify

   Word Origin Middle Englishenforme, informe ‘give form or shape to’, also ‘form the mind of, teach’, from Old French enfourmer, from Latin informare ‘shape, fashion, describe’, from in- ‘into’ + forma ‘a form’.

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   Inform definition: to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to. See examples of INFORM used in a sentence.

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   To inform is to tell someone news, pass on wisdom, leak gossip, or give instruction. You've been informed that you won the raffle at the county fair. What are you going to do with all that cheese?

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