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English Dictionary: inform	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inform v impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching" act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inform \In*form"\, a. [L. informis; pref. in- not + forma form, shape: cf. F. informe] Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed. --Cotton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inform \Inform"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Informed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Informing}.] [OE. enformen, OF. enformer, F. informer. L. informare; pref. in- in + formare to form, share, fr. forma form. See {Form}.] 1. To give form or share to; to give vital ororganizing power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion. [bd]The informing Word.[b8] --Coleridge. Let others better mold the running mass Of metals, and inform* the breathing brass. --Dryden. Breath informs this fleeting frame. --Prior. Breathes in our soul,informs our mortal part. --Pope. 2. To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to enlighten; -- usually followed by of. For he would learn their business secretly, And then inform his master hastily. --Spenser. I am informed thoroughky of the cause. --Shak. 3. To communicate a knowledge of facts to,by way of accusation; to warn against anybody. Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul. --Acts xxiv. 1. Syn: To acquaint; apprise; tell; teach; instruct; enlighten; animate; fashion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inform \Inform"\, v. t. 1. To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear. [Obs.] It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes. --Shak. 2. To give intelligence or information; to tell. --Shak. He might either teach in the same manner,or inform* how he had been taught. --Monthly Rev. {To inform against}, to communicate facts by way of accusation against; to denounce; as, two persons came to the magistrate, and informed against A.