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Synonyms for familiarize

Most common

sensitize accustom

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make or become familiar with something or someone.

    I took some time to familiarize myself with the layout of her kitchen before I got to cooking for her.

Related words

Other spellings
familiarise UK

Forms

Past participle
familiarized
e.g. familiarized → used, accustomed, sensitized, trained…

Example sentences

  • accustom It took a long time to accustom myself to the noise.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
familiarizesteady
sensitizesteady
accustomsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
use1
5 letters
train1, inure2
8 letters
acquaint2, accustom3
9 letters
sensitize3, habituate, sensitise
10 letters
naturalize4, naturalise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inure2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
familiariser