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fa·mil·iar·ize / fəˈmilyəˌrīz/ • v. [tr.] give (someone) knowledge or understanding of something: to familiarize students with the microscope and its uses. ∎ make (something) better known or more easily grasped: exercises which will help to familiarize the terms used. DERIVATIVES: fa·mil·iar·i·za·tion n.
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