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fa·mil·iar·ize
(fə-mĭl′yə-rīz′)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.
fa·mil′iar·i·za′tion (-yər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
fa·mil′iar·iz′er n.
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familiarize
(fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz) orfamiliarise
vb (tr)
1. to make (oneself or someone else) familiar, as with a particular subject
2. to make (something) generally known or accepted
faˌmiliariˈzation, faˌmiliariˈsation n
faˈmiliarˌizer, faˈmiliarˌiser n
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fa•mil•iar•ize
(fəˈmɪl yəˌraɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to make (oneself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something; acquaint.
2. to make (something) well-known; bring into common knowledge or use.
[1600–10]
fa•mil`iar•i•za′tion, n.
fa•mil′iar•iz`er, n.
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familiarize
Past participle: familiarized
Gerund: familiarizing
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| Verb | 1. |  familiarize - make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"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" |
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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.
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Translations
seznámit
gøre bekendt med
megismertet
kynna
alıştırmak
familiarize
[fəˈmɪlɪəraɪz] VT → familiarizar (with con) to familiarize o.s. with → familiarizarse conCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
familiarize
[fəˈmɪljəraɪz] familiarise (British) vt → familiariserto familiarize o.s. with sth → se familiariser avec qch
to familiarize sb with sth → familiariser qn avec qch
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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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
familiarize
[fəˈmɪlɪəˌraɪz] vt to familiarize o.s. with → familiarizzarsi conto familiarize sb with sth → far conoscere qc a qn
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familiar
(fəˈmiljə) adjective1. well-known. The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me).
2. (with with) knowing about. Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare?
3. too friendly. You are much too familiar with my wife!
faˈmiliarly adverbfaˌmiliˈarity (-liˈӕ-) – plural faˌmiliˈarities – noun
1. the state of being familiar. I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.
2. an act of (too) friendly behaviour. You must not allow such familiarities.
faˈmiliarize, faˈmiliarise verb (with with) to make something well known to (someone). You must familiarize yourself with the rules.
faˌmiliariˈzation, faˌmiliariˈsation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.