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familiarize


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Familiarize  \Fa*mil"iar*ize\,  v.  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. 
 
  2.  To  make  acquainted,  or  skilled,  by  practice  or  study;  as 
  to  familiarize  one's  self  with  a  business,  a  book,  or  a 
  science. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  familiarize 
  v  1:  make  known  or  acquainted;  "We  familiarized  ourselves  with 
  the  new  surroundings"  [syn:  {familiarise},  {acquaint}] 
  2:  make  familiar  or  acquainted  with  "Familiarize  yourself  with 
  the  facilities  here"  [syn:  {familiarise}] 




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