familiarize
verb (used with object)
to make (onself or another person) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Since going online, our editors, writers and correspondents have been familiarizing themselves with yet another new journalistic venue: the ongoing exchange of real-time computer messages with our readers -- friend and foe alike.
From Time Magazine Archive
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