English

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Etymology

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From familiar +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fəˈmɪliəɹaɪ̯z/, /fəˈmɪljəɹaɪ̯z/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

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familiarize (third-person singular simple present familiarizes, present participle familiarizing, simple past and past participle familiarized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become familiar with something or someone.

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Galician

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Verb

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familiarize

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of familiarizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

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Verb

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familiarize

  1. inflection of familiarizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative