Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

familiarize

/fəˈmɪliəɹaɪ̯z/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
fa-mil-iar-ize
IPA
/fəˈmɪliəɹaɪ̯z/
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become familiar with something or someone.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 From familiar + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

familiarizes (present, singular) familiarizing (participle, present) familiarized (participle, past) familiarized (past) familiarise (alternative)

Derived Forms

defamiliarize familiarizer unfamiliarized

Frequently Paired Words

familiarization

Synonyms

familiarise acquaint

Questions

How do you pronounce familiarize?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈmɪliəɹaɪ̯z/.
What does familiarize mean?
To make or become familiar with something or someone.
Where does familiarize come from?
Etymology tree 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 From familiar + -ize.

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