fa·mil·iar·ize
fə-ˈmil-yə-ˌrīz 
familiarized; familiarizing
1
: to make known or familiar
… Shakespeare … familiarizes the wonderful …—
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson2
: to make well acquainted
familiarize students with good literature
fa·mil·iar·iza·tion
variants
also British familiarisation
fəˌmilyərə̇ˈzāshən,
-ˌrīˈz
plural -s
: the act or process or an instance of familiarizing
Examples of familiarize in a Sentence
Verb
I've been slowly familiarizing myself with the neighborhood.
the general's day-to-day duties included familiarizing the president on international developments
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26 June 2026
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Verb
This has fueled the ‘spend not sell’ movement, in which builders seek to familiarize users with earning and spending their bitcoin rather than trading and falling for get-rich-quick schemes.
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Abubakar Nur Khalil,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Deputies plan to conduct demonstrations at schools and community events to familiarize the public with the technology, McCue said.
—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
With few resources to train or familiarize staff with AI, agencies are often left with a workforce frustrated or unequipped to experiment and use it.
—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
The New Zealanders will have extremely limited time to familiarize themselves with the new F50, freshly delivered across the Atlantic from the SailGP boatbuilding facility in Southampton in the south of England.
—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
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“Familiarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiarize. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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familiarize
verb
fa·mil·iar·ize
fə-ˈmil-yə-ˌrīz
familiarized; familiarizing
: to make familiar
familiarize yourself with the place
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