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fa·mil·iar·ize
 familiarize
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- pronunciation:
- f
mIl
y
raIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
familiarizes, familiarizing, familiarized |
| definition: |
to make (someone) familiar with or knowledgeable about something.
I familiarized him with my plans.- similar words:
- acquaint, condition, orient
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| related words: |
acclimate, acquaint, apprise, initiate, instruct, know, open |
(v.)familiarize
+ noun
code,
computer,
concept,
consumer,
customer,
instruction,
interview,
layout,
literature,
location,
method,
minute,
owner,
participant,
procedure,
range,
reader,
research,
sign,
staff,
student,
subject,
symptom,
volunteer,
worker
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| derivations: |
familiarization (n.), familiarizer (n.) |
The word familiarize
contains the following part:
-ize, -ise
Greek
verb-forming suffix
that means to turn into or cause to be
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ize
, -ise
forms transitive verbs from adjectives (civilize
) and nouns (crystallize
). The oldest English verbs ending in -ize
were loanwords from Greek (baptize
, catechize
).
Example words:
advertise, aggrandize, alphabetize, Americanize, anesthetize, anthologize, baptize, caramelize, catechize, categorize, centralize, chastise, civilize, conventionalize, crystallize, destabilize, enfranchise, equalize, familiarize, fantasize, fossilize, generalize, harmonize, immobilize, immunize, miniaturize, monetize, monopolize, moralize, nebulize, rationalize, recognize, revolutionize, stabilize, sterilize, tranquilize, victimize
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