Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense familiarizes, present participle familiarizing, past tense, past participle familiarizedregional note: in BRIT, also use familiarise
verb
If you familiarize yourself with something, or if someone familiarizes you with it, you learn about it and start to understand it.
I was expected to familiarise myself with the keyboard. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + with]
The goal of the experiment was to familiarize the people with the new laws. [VERB noun + with]
Synonyms: accustom, instruct, habituate, make used to More Synonyms of familiarize
familiarize in British English
or familiarise (fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz)
verb(transitive)
1.
to make (oneself or someone else) familiar, as with a particular subject
2.
to make (something) generally known or accepted
Derived forms
familiarization (faˌmiliariˈzation) or familiarisation (faˌmiliariˈsation)
noun
familiarizer (faˈmiliarˌizer) or familiariser (faˈmiliarˌiser)
noun
familiarize in American English
(fəˈmɪljərˌaɪz; fəˈmɪliərˌaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: faˈmiliarˌized or faˈmiliarˌizing
1.
to make commonly known
2.
to make (another or oneself) accustomed or fully acquainted with something
Derived forms
familiarization (faˌmiliariˈzation)
noun
Examples of 'familiarize' in a sentence
familiarize
Last night I had brought home with me the Ackroyd file for her to read and familiarize herself with.
Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVES (2001)
It will familiarize you with the whole situation before I go on leave.
Lewis, Roy A TROUT IN THE MILK (2001)
Cazaril spent the remainder of the afternoon starting to organize the randomly piled lot, and familiarize himself with the matters therein.
Lois McMaster Bujold THE CURSE OF CHALION (2001)
In other languages
familiarize
British English: familiarize VERB
If you familiarise yourself with something, or if someone familiarises you with it, you learn about it and start to understand it.
I was expected to familiarise myself with the keyboard.
American English: familiarize
Brazilian Portuguese: familiarizar(-se)
Chinese: 使熟悉
European Spanish: familiarizarse
French: familiariser
German: vertraut machen
Italian: familiarizzare
Japanese: 慣れ親しませる
Korean: 배우다
European Portuguese: familiarizar(-se)
Latin American Spanish: familiarizarse
Chinese translation of 'familiarize'
familiarize
(fəˈmɪlɪəraɪz)
vt
to familiarize o.s. with sth熟悉某事 (shúxī mǒushì)
(verb)
Definition
to make (oneself or someone else) fully aware of a particular subject
The goal of the experiment was to familiarize the people with the new laws.
Synonyms
accustom
He accustoms us to a mixture of humour and tragedy in one play.
instruct
He instructs family members in nursing techniques.
habituate
The researchers first habituated each baby to their surroundings.
make used to
school
He is schooled to spot trouble.
season
Both actors seem to have been seasoned by experience.
train
We train them in bricklaying and other building techniques.
prime
The press corps has been primed to avoid this topic.
coach
He coached me for my French exam.
get to know (about)
inure
bring into common use
make conversant
Additional synonyms
in the sense of coach
Definition
to train or teach
He coached me for my French exam.
Synonyms
instruct,
train,
prepare,
exercise,
drill,
tutor,
cram
in the sense of habituate
Definition
to accustom
The researchers first habituated each baby to their surroundings.
Synonyms
accustom,
train,
condition,
school,
season,
discipline,
break in,
harden,
acquaint,
familiarize,
inure,
acclimatize,
make used to
in the sense of instruct
Definition
to teach (someone) how to do something
He instructs family members in nursing techniques.