Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb chiefly Brit. to make familiar or acquainted; same as
familiarize .
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- verb British Alternative spelling of
familiarize .
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- verb make familiar or conversant with
Etymologies
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Examples
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The e-reader display will give visitors the chance to familiarise themselves with the devices and to explore the benefits of the e-book revolution.
May 2009 Maxine 2009
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The e-reader display will give visitors the chance to familiarise themselves with the devices and to explore the benefits of the e-book revolution.
British Library offers test drive of e-readers Maxine 2009
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It's one of a chain of German institutions that has a two-sided mission: to familiarise high-achieving young Germans with the rest of Europe, and to assist the prospects of people much further down the educational hierarchy.
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The e-reader display will give visitors the chance to familiarise themselves with the devices and to explore the benefits of the e-book revolution.
Libraries Maxine 2009
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Britons would do well to familiarise themselves with this tale of the 40-year squeeze, because there are chilling signs of something similar getting under way here.
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Bearing that in mind, shall we just take a moment to familiarise ourselves with a little Sunday morning programme called 'The Pod'?
Archive 2009-01-01 Dungeekin 2009
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You could, for example, take the Urban Birds or Marine Birds tours; familiarise yourself with the amphibians living in the ponds up on Montjuïc, or inspect the biodiversity of the Parc del Castell de l'Oreneta through a magnifying glass.
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Discuss the questions with your child, and familiarise him with the style of questioning.
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But if they are going to engage in primary research, and make dramatic causal claims to the nation – as they have done in this story – I don't think it's too much to ask that they familiarise themselves with proper work that's already been done, and consider alternative explanations for the numbers they've found.
Press bandwagon on antidepressants makes for depressing reading 2011
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The e-reader display will give visitors the chance to familiarise themselves with the devices and to explore the benefits of the e-book revolution.
British Library offers test drive of e-readers Maxine 2009
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