familiarize

  • 11familiarize — also ise BrE verb familiarize yourself with sth/familiarize sb with sth to learn about something so that you understand it, or to teach someone else about something so that they understand it: Employees must familiarize themselves with the health …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12familiarize — fa|mil|i|ar|ize also familiarise BrE [fəˈmıliəraız] v familiarize yourself/sb with sth to learn about something so that you understand it, or to teach someone else about something so that they understand it ▪ Employees must familiarize themselves …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13familiarize — [[t]fəmɪ̱liəraɪz[/t]] familiarizes, familiarizing, familiarized VERB If you familiarize yourself with something, or if someone familiarizes you with it, you learn about it and start to understand it. [V pron refl with n] I was expected to… …

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  • 14familiarize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1593 1. to make known or familiar < Shakespeare…familiarizes the wonderful Samuel Johnson > 2. to make well acquainted < familiarize students with good literature > • familiarization noun …

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  • 15familiarize — or familiarise verb make (someone) familiar with something: students are advised to familiarize themselves with these procedures. Derivatives familiarization noun …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 16familiarize — verb let me familiarize you with our new phone setup Syn: make conversant with, make familiar with, acquaint with; accustom to, habituate to, instruct in, teach in, educate in, school in, prime in, introduce to; brief in/about; informal put in&#8230; …

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  • 17familiarize — [fəˈmɪliəraɪz] verb [T] to show or teach someone something It s my job to familiarize new employees with office procedures.[/ex] …

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  • 18familiarize oneself — index perceive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19familiarize with — index instill, practice (train by repetition) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20familiarize — familiarization, n. familiarizer, n. /feuh mil yeuh ruyz /, v., familiarized, familiarizing. v.t. 1. to make (oneself or another) well acquainted or conversant with something. 2. to make (something) well known; bring into common knowledge or use …

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