English verb: familiarise | |||
1. | familiarise (communication) make familiar or conversant with | ||
Samples | You should acquaint yourself with your new computer. We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings. | ||
Synonyms | acquaint, familiarize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | get into, orient, reacquaint, verse | ||
Verb group | acquaint, introduce, present | ||