Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
familiarise \familiarise\ v. t. to make familiar or acquainted; same as familiarize.
Syn: familiarize, acquaint.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
chiefly British English spelling of familiarize; for spelling, see -ize. Related: Familiarised; familiarising.
Wiktionary
vb. (standard spelling of from=Non-Oxford British spelling lang=en familiarize)
WordNet
v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" [syn: familiarize, acquaint]
Usage examples of "familiarise".
For the palaces that still remain from that period are virtually fortresses and the eternal fights between Guelphs and Ghibellines had familiarised the Tuscan people with street warfare.
Slightly disturbed in his sentrybox by the brazier of live coke the watcher of the corporation stones who, though now broken down and fast breaking up, was none other in stern reality than the Gumley aforesaid, now practically on the parish rates, given the temporary job by Pat Tobin in all human probability from dictates of humanity knowing him before shifted about and shuffled in his box before composing his limbs again in to the arms of Morpheus, a truly amazing piece of hard lines in its most virulent form on a fellow most respectably connected and familiarised with decent home comforts all his life who came in for a cool 100 pounds a year at one time which of course the doublebarrelled ass proceeded to make general ducks and drakes of.
Darwin has familiarised us with evolution, and made us feel what a vast array of facts can be brought forward in support of it.
A passionate desire of self-assertion familiarised her with projects, with ideas, which formerly she had glanced at only to dismiss as ignoble.
He leads in a string a little frolic goat with curving horns: I suppose the prize that he bore off in singing, which is not yet tamed to his hand, and familiarised to his flock.
Phaid had familiarised himself with the handling of the skeletal machine, he found that the routine of the drover was fairly straightforward.
Remember - all you are doing now is familiarising yourselves with the world of nightmares.
At last he felt he knew exactly what he was up against, was grateful for the knowledge, for the opportunity he'd been given of this long-range reconnaissance, this familiarising of himself with the terrain, the geography of the town.
As Curtis was familiarising himself with the camera, Al began taping something else to his leg.
Meredith studied the tactical situation display, familiarising himself with the squadron’s formation.
Then I want you all to spend a few minutes familiarising yourselves with the adjustable control.