Fa-mĭl'iar-īze, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. FAMILIARIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. FAMILIARIZING.] [Fr. familiariser.]

Sense 1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self to scenes of distress.

Sense 2. To make easy by practice or study; as, to familiarize one's self with a business, a book, or a science.