Definition and Synonyms for Inform

Definition of Inform

informative
Adjective
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3
1. providing or conveying information
2. serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
3. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
informatory
Adjective
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1
1. providing or conveying information
informant
Noun
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2
1. a person who supplies information
2. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
information
Noun
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3
1. knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
2. a message received and understood
3. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
informing
Noun
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2
1. a speech act that conveys information
2. to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
informer
Noun
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1
1. one who reveals confidential information in return for money

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Etymology for inform