familiarize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make familiar or conversant with
    familiarise; acquaint.
    • you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
    • We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings

WordNet

Fa*mil"iar*ize transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. familiariser.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Familiarized ; present participle & verbal noun Familiarizing
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913