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I am determined to hold on as long as possible, but if I should disappear, I should not have had the time to familiarize my successors with the necessary information.
Jean Moulin

Meaning of "familiarize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAMILIARIZE

familiarize  [fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAMILIARIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Familiarize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb familiarize in English.

WHAT DOES FAMILIARIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of familiarize in the English dictionary

The definition of familiarize in the dictionary is to make familiar, as with a particular subject. Other definition of familiarize is to make generally known or accepted.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FAMILIARIZE

PRESENT

Present
I familiarize
you familiarize
he/she/it familiarizes
we familiarize
you familiarize
they familiarize
Present continuous
I am familiarizing
you are familiarizing
he/she/it is familiarizing
we are familiarizing
you are familiarizing
they are familiarizing
Present perfect
I have familiarized
you have familiarized
he/she/it has familiarized
we have familiarized
you have familiarized
they have familiarized
Present perfect continuous
I have been familiarizing
you have been familiarizing
he/she/it has been familiarizing
we have been familiarizing
you have been familiarizing
they have been familiarizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I familiarized
you familiarized
he/she/it familiarized
we familiarized
you familiarized
they familiarized
Past continuous
I was familiarizing
you were familiarizing
he/she/it was familiarizing
we were familiarizing
you were familiarizing
they were familiarizing
Past perfect
I had familiarized
you had familiarized
he/she/it had familiarized
we had familiarized
you had familiarized
they had familiarized
Past perfect continuous
I had been familiarizing
you had been familiarizing
he/she/it had been familiarizing
we had been familiarizing
you had been familiarizing
they had been familiarizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will familiarize
you will familiarize
he/she/it will familiarize
we will familiarize
you will familiarize
they will familiarize
Future continuous
I will be familiarizing
you will be familiarizing
he/she/it will be familiarizing
we will be familiarizing
you will be familiarizing
they will be familiarizing
Future perfect
I will have familiarized
you will have familiarized
he/she/it will have familiarized
we will have familiarized
you will have familiarized
they will have familiarized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been familiarizing
you will have been familiarizing
he/she/it will have been familiarizing
we will have been familiarizing
you will have been familiarizing
they will have been familiarizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would familiarize
you would familiarize
he/she/it would familiarize
we would familiarize
you would familiarize
they would familiarize
Conditional continuous
I would be familiarizing
you would be familiarizing
he/she/it would be familiarizing
we would be familiarizing
you would be familiarizing
they would be familiarizing
Conditional perfect
I would have familiarize
you would have familiarize
he/she/it would have familiarize
we would have familiarize
you would have familiarize
they would have familiarize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been familiarizing
you would have been familiarizing
he/she/it would have been familiarizing
we would have been familiarizing
you would have been familiarizing
they would have been familiarizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you familiarize
we let´s familiarize
you familiarize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to familiarize
Past participle
familiarized
Present Participle
familiarizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAMILIARIZE


accessorize
əkˈsɛsəˌraɪz
authorize
ˈɔːθəˌraɪz
categorize
ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz
characterise
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
characterize
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
computerize
kəmˈpjuːtəˌraɪz
deodorize
diːˈəʊdəˌraɪz
glamorize
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
memorize
ˈmɛməˌraɪz
mesmerize
ˈmɛzməˌraɪz
moisturize
ˈmɔɪstʃəˌraɪz
motorise
ˈməʊtəˌraɪz
motorize
ˈməʊtəˌraɪz
parameterize
pəˈræmɪtəˌraɪz
plagiarize
ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪz
polymerize
ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
reauthorize
riːˈɔːθəˌraɪz
summarize
ˈsʌməˌraɪz
terrorize
ˈtɛrəˌraɪz
valorize
ˈvæləˌraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAMILIARIZE

familial
familiar
familiar spirit
familiarisation
familiariser
familiarities
familiarity
familiarization
familiarizer
familiarly
familiarly known as sb/sth
familiarness
families
Familism
Familist
familistic
famille
family
family album
family allowance

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAMILIARIZE

burglarize
circularize
curarize
demilitarize
denuclearize
depolarize
linearize
militarize
notarize
particularize
peculiarize
polarize
popularize
prize
regularize
saccharize
secularize
solarize
tartarize
unvulgarize
vulgarize

Synonyms and antonyms of familiarize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FAMILIARIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «familiarize» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of familiarize

Translation of «familiarize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAMILIARIZE

Find out the translation of familiarize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of familiarize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «familiarize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使熟悉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

familiarizarse
570 millions of speakers

English

familiarize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिचित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعريف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ознакомиться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

familiarizar(-se)
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভ্যস্ত করান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

familiariser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membiasakan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vertraut machen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

慣れ親しませる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배우다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinau
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đọc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெரிந்துகொள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिचित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tanıtmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

familiarizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zapoznania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ознайомитися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

familiariza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμβολαίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergewis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bekanta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of familiarize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAMILIARIZE»

The term «familiarize» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.048 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAMILIARIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «familiarize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «familiarize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about familiarize

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «FAMILIARIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word familiarize.
1
Jean Moulin
I am determined to hold on as long as possible, but if I should disappear, I should not have had the time to familiarize my successors with the necessary information.
2
John Polkinghorne
People, and especially theologians, should try to familiarize themselves with scientific ideas. Of course, science is technical in many respects, but there are some very good books that try to set out some of the conceptual structure of science.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAMILIARIZE»

Discover the use of familiarize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to familiarize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Conversations and Dialogues Upon Daily Occupations Ordinary ...
Gustave Chouquet. shall say it is the fault of your English. And of the bad advice which I have dared to give you, and which you have had the weakness to follow. Exactly so. In case of suc. cess, let it be well understood, my book, English ...
Gustave Chouquet, 1851
2
Inventional Geometry; a Series of Problems, Intended to ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
William George Spencer, 2012
3
How to Prepare For, Take, and Use a Deposition
The images, searchable text, and fielded data are produced on electronic media to the opposing party. Preparing for the Deposition the following steps: Vocabulary: Familiarize yourself with the network vocabulary terms summarized above.
Robert E. Benson, John C. Tredennick, Debbie Jurczynski, 1990
4
The Survival Code and Situational Awareness: Teaching the ...
2 hours Objective: to familiarize and instruct individual on the role of the armed security guard, the role that deadly force may play and when and how to de- escalate the use of deadly force. D. Shooting incidents. 1 hour Objective: To familiarize ...
Tony Lee Burleson Phd, 2012
5
Teaching Of History, 4E
Discuss whether the experience of (b) Early societies. present-day hunting- gathering Debate on present-day hunter-gatherer people can be used to understand societies. early societies. 2. Early Cities □ Familiarize the learner with the Focus: ...
J C Aggarwal, 2009
6
Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
WORD FAMILY familiar Nouns familiarity family Verbs familiarize Adjectives familiar unfamiliar Adverbs familiarly family parents and children /'faemsli, 'fasm-li / n [C/U] a social group of parents, children, and sometimes GRANDPARENTS, ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008
7
Understanding The Tarot: A Personal Teaching Guide
How TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE CARD IMAGES Once you have chosen a deck which appeals to your sense of colour, style and imagery, the next step is to familiarize yourself thoroughly with your cards. Study each image ...
Sharman Burke, 1998
8
Easy ECG: Interpretation - Differential Diagnosis
The Guide to Electrocardiography fills a gap between the EKG atlas and textbooks based on electrophysiology.
Hans-Holger Ebert, 2011
9
Managing Your Government Career: Success Strategies That Work
Familiarize. Yourself. with. the. Local. Politics. and. Strategy. To have the best possible picture of what is going on, you also have to understand what is going on at the local level. By this I mean that you need to learn what is happening in your ...
Stewart LIFF, 2009
10
Med School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Medical ...
FAMILIARIZE. YOURSELF. WITH. THE. ROAD. AHEAD. The first and most logical impulse you'll experience is to try and get a jump on your studies. Everyone knows med school is a daunting undertaking, and somehow you have this feeling  ...
Robert H. Miller, Dan Bissell, M.D., 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAMILIARIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term familiarize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Maine Proves that American Gun Politics Transcend the Red State …
... the rules governing carrying in vehicles and interacting with cops?” Certainly it never hurts to familiarize the citizenry with the laws that bind it. «National Review Online, Jul 15»
2
Patrolling While Black
Efforts like this to familiarize children with the police early on have worked. Grant has proof: He once got a call of a domestic violence dispute ... «Pacific Northwest Inlander, Jul 15»
3
Emergency responders get tour of Arkansas State University
Emergency responders were invited to familiarize themselves with the campus routes, buildings and sidewalks that will fit their emergency ... «WMC Action News 5, Jul 15»
4
New Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Penguins coaches have a history together
After development camp, Sullivan intends to spend the rest of the summer watching video of the new and returning players to familiarize himself ... «Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, Jul 15»
5
Nearly 20 attend Liberty Neighborhood Community Garden's meet …
The event was set up to help familiarize plot owners with each other, Kubeck said. “Everybody gets to know each other,” Kubeck said. “The kids ... «Meriden Record-Journal, Jul 15»
6
What they're saying: Amaro overruled on Papelbon deal?
Their explanation was that MacPhail needed a couple of months to familiarize himself with the inner workings of the organization he was hired ... «PhillyVoice.com, Jul 15»
7
My Turn: Reflecting on the good and bad on Alaska Flag Day
When education commissioner Marie Drake was tasked with writing a poem to familiarize school children with the new flag, she clearly echoed ... «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»
8
School news
The event is free and includes games and activities and is designed for the students to familiarize themselves with the school. Lunch is ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
9
Billings West assistant Bochy's wrestling rebirth runs into technical …
From the American perspective, Bochy said the tournament provides an opportunity for wrestlers to familiarize themselves with Greco-Roman ... «Billings Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Local, federal law enforcement train for active shooter situations
The training, he said, was to familiarize the officers with the idea of working with officers from other departments in those high-intensity situations. That comfort ... «The Sunday Dispatch, Jul 15»

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