Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refamiliarise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-fa-mil-iarise
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To familiarise with something one previously was familiar with.

Etymology

From re- + familiar + -ise.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

refamiliarises (present, singular) refamiliarising (participle, present) refamiliarised (participle, past) refamiliarised (past) refamiliarize (alternative)

Questions

What does refamiliarise mean?
To familiarise with something one previously was familiar with.
Where does refamiliarise come from?
From re- + familiar + -ise.

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