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Webster 1913 Edition

Familiarize

Fa-mil′iar-ize

,
Verb.
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; we
familiarized
ourselves with the new surroundings
.
2.
To make acquainted, or skilled, by practice or study;
as, to
familiarize
one's self with a business, a book, or a science
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Familiarize

FAMIL'IARIZE

, v.t.
1.
To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known, by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self to scenes of distress.
2.
To make easy by practice or customary use, or by intercourse.
3.
To bring down from a state of distant superiority.
The genius smiled on me with a look of compassion and affability that familiarized him to my imagination.

Definition 2024

familiarize

familiarize

English

Alternative forms

Verb

familiarize ‎(third-person singular simple present familiarizes, present participle familiarizing, simple past and past participle familiarized) (North American and Oxford British spelling)

  1. To make, or become familiar with something or someone.

Translations

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Portuguese

Verb

familiarize

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of familiarizar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of familiarizar
  3. third-person singular imperative of familiarizar

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