fa|mil|iar|ize

fa|mil|iar|ize
fa|mil|iar|ize «fuh MIHL yuh ryz», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
1. to make (a person) well acquainted with something: »

Before playing the new game, familiarize yourself with the rules.

SYNONYM(S): accustom.
2. to make well known; bring into common knowledge or use: »

Exploration in space has familiarized the word “astronaut.”

SYNONYM(S): popularize.
3. to habituate.
4. Archaic. to make familiar; divest of strangeness.
fa|mil´iar|i|za´tion, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • fa|mil´iar|i|za´tion — fa|mil|iar|ize «fuh MIHL yuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make (a person) well acquainted with something: »Before playing the new game, familiarize yourself with the rules. SYNONYM(S): accustom. 2. to make well known; bring into… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mil — al·che·mil·la; ar·mil; ar·mil·la; ar·mil·lar·ia; ar·mil·lary; au·mil; au·mil·dar; bis·mil·lah; bog·o·mil; bog·o·mil·ism; brown·mil·ler·ite; fa·mil·ia; fa·mil·ial; fa·mil·iar·ism; fa·mil·iar·i·ty; fa·mil·iar·iza·tion; fa·mil·iar·ize;… …   English syllables

  • iar — fa·mil·iar·ism; fa·mil·iar·i·ty; fa·mil·iar·iza·tion; fa·mil·iar·ize; fa·mil·iar·ly; fa·mil·iar·ness; gol·iar·dic; my·iar·chus; fa·mil·iar; …   English syllables

  • familiarize — fa·mil·iar·ize …   English syllables

  • fa — af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fa·ble; af·fa·bly; al·fal·fa; at·fa·la·ti; ba·fa·ro; bu·fa·gin; buf·fa; buf·fa·lo·nian; caf·fa; calc tu·fa; ca·lor·i·fa·cient; cat·a·lu·fa; che·pen·a·fa; chu·fa; daf·fa·dil·ly; dif·fa; ef·fa·ble; ef·fa·cé; en·fa·ti·co;… …   English syllables

  • familiarize — fa•mil•iar•ize [[t]fəˈmɪl yəˌraɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) to make (oneself or another) well acquainted or conversant with something; acquaint 2) to make (something) well known; bring into common knowledge or use • Etymology: 1600–10 fa•mil… …   From formal English to slang

  • familiarize — fa|mil|iar|ize [ fə mıljə,raız ] verb transitive to make someone learn or experience something so that they know about it: It s my job to familiarize new employees with office procedures. familiarize yourself with something: I need to familiarize …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Familiarized — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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