familiarize

• familiarise (non-Oxford British English)

From familiar + -ize.

• IPA^(key): /fəˈmɪliəɹaɪ̯z/, /fəˈmɪljəɹaɪ̯z/

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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.

• familiarization

familiarize

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

familiarize

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