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familiarize

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From familiar + -ize.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fəˈmɪliəɹaɪ̯z/, /fəˈmɪljəɹaɪ̯z/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become familiar with something or someone.
    I took some time to familiarize myself with the layout of her kitchen before I got to cooking for her.

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Galician

Verb

familiarize

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of familiarizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

familiarize

  1. inflection of familiarizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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