verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make or become familiar with something or someone. British, English, Oxford, US, ambitransitive

   "I took some time to familiarize myself with the layout of her kitchen before I got to cooking for her."

2. 2
   make familiar or conversant with wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acclimateacclimatizeaccommodateaccustomacquaintacquaint

Example

More examples

"The purpose of advertising is to familiarize consumers with the name of a product."

Etymology

From familiar + -ize.

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