Hypertext Webster Gateway: "familiarize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Familiarize \Fa*mil"iar*ize\, 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.
2. To make acquainted, or skilled, by practice or study; as,
to familiarize one's self with a business, a book, or a
science.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
familiarize
v 1: make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself
with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with
the new surroundings" [syn: {familiarise}, {acquaint}]
2: make familiar or acquainted with; "Familiarize yourself with
the facilities here" [syn: {familiarise}]
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