inform.
To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
Meaning & usage
To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
To communicate knowledge to.
To impart information or knowledge.
To act as an informer; denounce.
To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
His sense of religion informs everything he writes.
To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
To direct, guide.
Don’t forget the code of ethics that informs this profession.
To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
Where this word comes from
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.
Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
Where this word comes from
From Latin īnfōrmis.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.