familiarize

[ fuh-mil-yuh-rahyz ]
/ fəˈmɪl yəˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), fa·mil·iar·ized, fa·mil·iar·iz·ing.

to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
to make (something) well-known; bring into common knowledge or use.
Archaic. to make familiar; establish (a person) in friendly intimacy.

verb (used without object), fa·mil·iar·ized, fa·mil·iar·iz·ing.

Archaic. to associate in a familiar way.
Also especially British, fa·mil·iar·ise.

Origin of familiarize

First recorded in 1600–10; familiar + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM familiarize

Words nearby familiarize

familial screening, familial spinal muscular atrophy, familiar, familiarity, familiarity breeds contempt, familiarize, familism, familist, famille, family, family allowance

Words related to familiarization

direction, location, fix, assimilation, adaptation, acclimatization, position, bearings, coordination, orientation, conformity, acculturation, correspondence, compliance, agreement, naturalization, habituation, briefing

Example sentences from the Web for familiarization

  • Of those principles the most original was his familiarization of the sentiment, while he elevated the subject, of the picturesque.

    On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) |John Ruskin

  • The crucifix shows us how conventionalization and familiarization set aside all the suggestion which an artifact really carries.

    Folkways |William Graham Sumner

  • I've been up in one just once, and that was my familiarization flight, when I got into this assignment last year.

    Pushbutton War |Joseph P. Martino

  • There will be no scores indicated for familiarization firing.

    Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for familiarization

familiarize

familiarise

/ (fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make (oneself or someone else) familiar, as with a particular subject
to make (something) generally known or accepted

Derived forms of familiarize

familiarization or familiarisation, noun familiarizer or familiariser, noun