GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 2 definitions

  1.       
    Familiarize (?), 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; we familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings”.

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    2. To make acquainted, or skilled, by practice or study; as, “to familiarize one's self with a business, a book, or a science”.

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  2.       
    familiarized adj.  having become familiar.

    Syn. -- adjusted, acquainted.

    [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]