Fa·mil·iar·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Familiarized p. pr. & vb. n. Familiarizing ]
  1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self with scenes of distress; we familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings.
  2. To make acquainted, or skilled, by practice or study; as, to familiarize one's self with a business, a book, or a science.
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  familiarizing
       adj : serving to make familiar [syn: familiarising]