defamiliarize

Questions

How do you pronounce defamiliarize?

The recorded pronunciation is /diːfəˈmɪljəɹaɪz/.

What does defamiliarize mean?

To make unfamiliar; to divest of familiarity.

Where does defamiliarize come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English familiar Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English familiarize English defamiliarize From de- + familiarize.

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