familiarise

familiarise
familiarise familiarise v. t. to make familiar or acquainted; same as {familiarize}. [chiefly Brit.]

Syn: familiarize, acquaint. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • familiarisé — familiarisé, ée (fa mi li a ri zé, zée) part. passé. Rendu familier avec, habitué à. •   Cet oiseau aussi beau que rare, est encore aimable par ses moeurs sociales et par la douceur de son naturel, il est bientôt familiarisé avec les personnes qu …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • familiarise — British English spelling of FAMILIARIZE (Cf. familiarize); for spelling, see IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Familiarised; familiarising …   Etymology dictionary

  • familiarise — (Brit.) v. cause to be acquainted, accustom; make familiar; make something well known, publicize (also familiarize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • familiarisé — Familiarisé, [familiaris]ée. part …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • familiarise — v. (d; refl., tr.) to familiarise with (she had to familiarise herself with the facts of the case) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • familiarise — British variant of familiarize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • familiarise — fa|mil|iar|ise [fəˈmıliəraız] v a British spelling of ↑familiarize …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • familiarise — verb a British spelling of familiarize …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • familiarise — UK [fəˈmɪlɪəraɪz] / US [fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz] familiarize …   English dictionary

  • familiarise — [c]/fəˈmɪljəraɪz/ (say fuh milyuhruyz) verb (familiarised, familiarising) –verb (t) 1. to make (a person) familiarly acquainted or conversant, as with something. 2. to make (something) well known; bring into common knowledge or use. 3. Rare to… …  

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