1. A speech act that conveys information
   "The CEO's informing of the company's financial troubles caused a stir among shareholders";
   - making known
    
2. To furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favours)
   "His informing on his former gang members earned him a reduced sentence";
   - ratting [informal]

1. Impart or communicate information or knowledge (to someone)
   "I informed him of his rights"
    
2. Give character or essence to
   "The principles that inform modern teaching"
    
3. Act as an informer
   "She had informed on her own parents for years"

Type of: alter, change, communicate, disclosure, intercommunicate, modify, revealing, revelation, speech act

Encyclopedia: Informing