· to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)

Synonym(s): ratting

Hypernym(s): disclosure, revelation, revealing

· a speech act that conveys information

Synonym(s): making_known

Hypernym(s): speech_act

· impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate

· give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

· act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"

Hypernym(s): inform