familiarizing

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• familiarizing — adj. serving to familiarize. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Familiarizing — Familiarize Fa*mil iar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Familiarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Familiarizing}.] [Cf. F. familiariser.] 1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• familiarizing — familiarize (Amer.) fa mil·i·ar·ize || fÉ™ mɪlɪəraɪz v. cause to be acquainted, accustom; make familiar; make something well known, publicize (also familiarise) …   English contemporary dictionary

• familiarizing — adjective serving to make familiar • Syn: ↑familiarising • Similar to: ↑orienting, ↑orientating …   Useful english dictionary

• Familiarize — Fa*mil iar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Familiarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Familiarizing}.] [Cf. F. familiariser.] 1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one s self… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Familiarized — Familiarize Fa*mil iar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Familiarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Familiarizing}.] [Cf. F. familiariser.] 1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• checkout — noun Date: 1933 1. the action or an instance of checking out 2. the time at which a lodger must vacate a room (as in a hotel) or be charged for retaining it 3. a counter or area in a store where goods are checked out 4. a. the action of examining …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• inform — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enformer, from Latin informare, from in + forma form Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. obsolete to give material form to 2. a. to give character or essence to < the principles which inform… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shakedown — noun Date: circa 1730 1. an improvised bed (as one made up on the floor) 2. a boisterous dance 3. an act or instance of shaking someone down; especially extortion 4. a thorough search 5. a process or period of adjustment 6. a testing under… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• James Joyce — This article is about the 20th century writer. For other people with the same name, see James Joyce (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Wilfrid Laurier — Infobox Prime Minister honorific prefix=The Right Honourable name=Sir Wilfrid Laurier honorific suffix= GCMG, PC, KC order = 7th office = Prime Minister of Canada term start = July 11, 1896 term end = October 5, 1911 monarch =Victoria Edward VII… …   Wikipedia