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Added 9 October 2026

inform

/ɪnˈfɔɹm/ verb

In Latin: doceo Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inform at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Impart knowledge of some fact, state of 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

Origin

From Middle English informen, enformen, borrowed from Old French enformer, informer (“to train, instruct, inform”), from Latin īnfōrmō (“to shape, form, train, instruct, educate”), from in- (“into”) + fōrma (“form, shape”), equivalent to in- + form.

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