familiarise

See also: familiarisé

English

Etymology

familiar +‎ -ise

Verb

familiarise (third-person singular simple present familiarises, present participle familiarising, simple past and past participle familiarised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of familiarize.
   • 2003, Alex Kimbell, The Unbridgeable Divide (page 54)

     Mr Avery was a great believer in mnemonics; he had one for every possible aspect of flying – which was as good a way as any for student pilots to familiarise themselves with their new environment […]

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: familiarisent, familiarises

Verb

familiarise

1. first-person singular present indicative of familiariser
2. third-person singular present indicative of familiariser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of familiariser
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of familiariser
5. second-person singular imperative of familiariser