INFORM as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • give character or essence to

    Usage Example(s)
    • The principles that inform modern teaching

    Hypernyms(s) inform is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

    Usage Example(s)
    • I informed him of his rights

    Hypernyms(s) inform is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  3. Meaning
    • act as an informer

    Usage Example(s)
    • She had informed on her own parents for years

    Hypernyms(s) inform is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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