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Definitions for Inform

[1] to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
[2] to supply (oneself) with knowledge of a matter or subject: She informed herself of all the pertinent facts.
[3] to give evident substance, character, or distinction to; pervade or permeate with manifest effect: A love of nature informed his writing.
[4] to animate or inspire.
[5] Obsolete . to train or instruct. to make known; disclose. to give or impart form to.
[6] to give information; supply knowledge or enlightenment: a magazine that entertains more than it informs.
[7] inform on , to furnish incriminating evidence about (someone) to an authority, prosecuting officer, etc.: He informed on his accomplices.
[8] without form; formless.
[9] (tr; often foll by of or about) to give information to; tell
[10] (tr; often foll by of or about) to make conversant (with)
[11] (intr; often foll by against or on) to give information regarding criminals, as to the police, etc
[12] to give form to
[13] to impart some essential or formative characteristic to
[14] (tr) to animate or inspire
[15] (tr) obsolete to train or educate to report
[16] archaic without shape; unformed

Words related to Inform

educate, update, apprise, brief, warn, instruct, caution, notify, advise, tell, illuminate, inspire, edify, relate, forewarn, blab, post, enlighten, endue, familiarize

Words nearby Inform

infomania, infomaniac, infomercial, infopreneur, infopreneurial, inform, informal, informal settlement, informal vote, informality, informant

Origin of Inform

21545–55; < Latin informis formless, deformed, equivalent to in- in-3 + -formis -form

Other words from Inform

in·form·a·ble , adjective
in·form·ing·ly , adverb
half-in·form·ing , adjective
half-in·form·ing·ly , adverb
un·in·form·ing , adjective

Word origin for Inform

C16: from Latin informis from in- 1 + forma shape

Synonyms for Inform

advise, apprise, brief, caution, educate, instruct, notify, tell, update, warn, acquaint, betray, blab, clue, edify, endow, endue, enlighten, familiarize, forewarn, illuminate, inspire, invest, leak, level, post, relate, snitch, squeal, tattle, teach, tip, tout, fill in, give a pointer, give a tip, give away, give two cents, let in on, let know, make conversant with, send word, show the ropes, tell on, wise