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