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fa·mil·iar·ize

Audio Help [fuh-mil-yuh-rahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.

2.	to make (something) well-known; bring into common knowledge or use.

3.	Archaic. to make familiar; establish (a person) in friendly intimacy.

–verb (used without object)

4.	Archaic. to associate in a familiar way.

Also, especially British, fa·mil·iar·ise.

[Origin: 1600–10; familiar + -ize

]

—Related forms

fa·mil·iar·i·za·tion, noun

fa·mil·iar·iz·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. accustom, acquaint.

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fa·mil·iar·ize Audio Help (fə-mĭl'yə-rīz') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. fa·mil·iar·ized, fa·mil·iar·iz·ing, fa·mil·iar·iz·es

To make known, recognized, or familiar.
To make acquainted with.

fa·mil'iar·i·za'tion (-yər-ĭ-zā'shən) n., fa·mil'iar·iz'er n.

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familiarize
verb
make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

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faˈmiliarize, *faˈmiliarise verb

(with with) to make something well known to (someone)
Example: You must familiarize yourself with the rules.

Arabic:	يَطَّلِع عَلى، يُلِمُّ بِ
Chinese (Simplified):	使熟悉
Chinese (Traditional):	使熟悉
Czech:	seznámit (se)
Danish:	gøre bekendt med
Dutch:	bekend maken
Estonian:	tutvustama, tutvuma
Finnish:	perehdyttää, perehtyä
French:	familiariser (avec)
German:	vertraut machen
Greek:	εξοικειώνω κπ. με κτ.
Hungarian:	megismertet
Icelandic:	kynna (sér eða e-m)
Indonesian:	membiasakan
Italian:	familiarizzare, familiarizzarsi

Japanese:	なじませる
Korean:	익숙하게 하다, 친해지게 하다, 일반화하다
Latvian:	iepazīties (ar kaut ko)
Lithuanian:	supažindinti
Norwegian:	gjøre (seg) kjent med, sette (seg) inn i
Polish:	zapoznać się (z)
Portuguese (Brazil):	familiarizar
Portuguese (Portugal):	familiarizar(-se)
Romanian:	a (se) familiariza (cu)
Russian:	ознакомить(ся)
Slovak:	zoznámiť sa
Slovenian:	seznaniti (se s čim)
Spanish:	familiarizarse con
Swedish:	göra sig bekant med
Turkish:	alıştırmak

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Familiarize

Fa*mil"iar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Familiarized; p. pr. & vb. n. Familiarizing.] [Cf. F. familiariser.]

1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self with scenes of distress.

2. To make acquainted, or skilled, by practice or study; as, to familiarize one's self with a business, a book, or a science.

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