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Definitions for Informing

[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] (tr; often foll by of or about) to give information to; tell
[9] (tr; often foll by of or about) to make conversant (with)
[10] (intr; often foll by against or on) to give information regarding criminals, as to the police, etc
[11] to give form to
[12] to impart some essential or formative characteristic to
[13] (tr) to animate or inspire
[14] (tr) obsolete to train or educate to report
[15] archaic without shape; unformed

Words related to Informing

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

Words nearby Informing

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

Origin of Informing

11275–1325; Middle English informen < Latin infōrmāre to form, shape, equivalent to in- in-2 + fōrmāre to form; replacing Middle English enfourmen < Middle French enfourmer < Latin, as above

Other words from Informing

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 Informing

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

Synonyms for Informing

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