New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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
familiarize — (also familiarise) ► VERB 1) (familiarize with) make (someone) familiar with. 2) make better known or easier to understand. DERIVATIVES familiarization noun … English terms dictionary
familiarize — index advise, apprise, communicate, educate, inform (notify), initiate, instruct (teach) … Law dictionary
familiarize — (v.) c.1600, to make well known, from FAMILIAR (Cf. familiar) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Familiarized; familiarizing … Etymology dictionary
familiarize — (Amer.) fa mil·i·ar·ize || fÉ™ mɪlɪəraɪz v. cause to be acquainted, accustom; make familiar; make something well known, publicize (also familiarise) … English contemporary dictionary
familiarize — [v] make or become acquainted with, knowledgeable about accustom, adapt, adjust, awaken to, become adept in, become aware of, break the ice*, bring into use, case*, check out, coach, come to know, condition, enlighten, gain friendship, get in,… … New thesaurus
familiarize — [fə mil′yər īz΄, fəmil′ē ərīz΄] vt. familiarized, familiarizing 1. to make commonly known 2. to make (another or oneself) accustomed or fully acquainted with something familiarization n … English World dictionary
familiarize — UK [fəˈmɪlɪəraɪz] / US [fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms familiarize : present tense I/you/we/they familiarize he/she/it familiarizes present participle familiarizing past tense familiarized past participle familiarized to make someone … English dictionary
familiarize — v. (d; refl., tr.) to familiarize with (she had to familiarize herself with the facts of the case) * * * [fə mɪlɪəraɪz] (d;refl.,tr.) to familiarizewith (she had to familiarize herself with the facts of the case) … Combinatory dictionary
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 — also ise BrE verb familiarize yourself with sth/familiarize sb with sth to learn about something so that you understand it, or to teach someone else about something so that they understand it: Employees must familiarize themselves with the health … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
