Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun informing
2 senses of informing
Sense 1
informing, ratting -- (to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors))
=> disclosure, revelation, revealing -- (the speech act of making something evident)
Sense 2
informing, making known -- (a speech act that conveys information)
=> speech act -- (the use of language to perform some act)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb inform
3 senses of inform
Sense 1
inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")
=> communicate, intercommunicate -- (transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist")
Sense 2
inform -- (give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")
Sense 3
inform -- (act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years")
=> inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")