inform
verb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
I informed him of his rights
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Sense 2 verb
give character or essence to
The principles that inform modern teaching
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Sense 3 verb
act as an informer
She had informed on her own parents for years
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | information |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | information |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | making known |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | data |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | informant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | witness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | informatory |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | instructive |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | informative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | communicate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wise up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | teach |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | apprize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inoculate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | acquaint |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | warn |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inform |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fill in |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | update |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | misinform |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | minimise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | undeceive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | warn |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | apprize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | familiarize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | volunteer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | introduce |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | regret |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | point |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | indicate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suggest |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | explain |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | recount |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | narrate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | report |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | report |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | report |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | announce |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disabuse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | remonstrate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bear witness |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | informing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | squealer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inform |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | evidence |