familiarize (redirected from familiarises)

fa·mil·iar·ize  (f-mly-rz)

tr.v. fa·mil·iar·ized, fa·mil·iar·iz·ing, fa·mil·iar·iz·es

1. To make known, recognized, or familiar.

2. To make acquainted with.

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fa·miliar·i·zation (-yr--zshn) n.

fa·miliar·izer n.

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familiarize, familiarise [fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz]

vb (tr)

1. to make (oneself or someone else) familiar, as with a particular subject

2. to make (something) generally known or accepted

familiarization , familiarisation n

familiarizer , familiariser n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

familiarize - make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" familiarise, acquaint inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" orient - familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" verse - familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology" reacquaint - familiarize anew; "We reacquainted ourselves with this technique" get into - familiarize oneself thoroughly with; "He really got into semantics" acquaint, introduce, present - cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

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familiarize

verb accustom, instruct, habituate, make used to, school, season, train, prime, coach, get to know (about), inure, bring into common use, make conversant The goal of the experiment was to familiarize the people with the new laws.

Translations

familiarize [fəˈmɪlɪəraɪz] VT → familiarizar (with con) to familiarize o.s. with → familiarizarse con

familiarize [fəˈmɪljəraɪz] familiarise (British) vt → familiariser
to familiarize o.s. with sth → se familiariser avec qch
to familiarize sb with sth → familiariser qn avec qch

familiarize

vt to familiarize somebody/oneself with something → jdn/sich mit etw vertraut machen; once you’ve familiarized yourself with the job → wenn Sie sich eingearbeitet haben

familiarize [fəˈmɪlɪəˌraɪz] vt to familiarize o.s. with → familiarizzarsi con
to familiarize sb with sth → far conoscere qc a qn