familiarize
verb (used with object)
to make (onself or another person) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
have familiarized
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present perfectof familiarize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Measured on that scale, scientists have familiarized themselves with the coronavirus at lightning speed, partly by accelerating changes to this process that were already underway.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2021
Fans have familiarized themselves with her raffish sensibility and lacerating insights into how our culture portrays women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2016
As officials envision the system, new drone owners would have to register their purchases online and confirm that they have familiarized themselves with basic guidelines for where drones can fly and under what conditions.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2015
The great number of our people who go to your country and come back have familiarized us with republican forms and institutions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though such writers as Spencer, Frederic Harrison, Bagehot, and Dicey have familiarized us with his ideas, few of them have the historic perception which enables Sir George Trevelyan to recognize Paine's connection with them.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Moncure Daniel Conway
