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familiarized

familiarized

3.7
Comfortable and used to a place or job after some time
  • adjective
  • /fəˈmɪljəˌraɪzd/
translation icon : familiarizado
  • She quickly familiarized herself with the layout of the library to find her favorite books.

Examples

  • By exploring different cultures during her travels, she familiarized herself with various cuisines and traditions.

  • After several weeks of training, the team became familiarized with the new software system.

  • I think more and more people are getting familiarized with non dualism and admitted teachings, which is which is amazing.

Synonyms

used to
vsfamiliarized
∞ 2.3

Comfortable with something because you do it often

emphasizes learning and becoming knowledgeable rather than mere habit
familiar
vsfamiliarized
476 2.8

Knowing a place or subject well from experience

becomes comfortable and knowledgeable by learning or experience
accustomed to
vsfamiliarized
116 3.5

Familiar with something because you do it often

focuses on gaining knowledge and comfort, not only habit
accustomed
vsfamiliarized
5 3.4

Familiar with something because you do it often

refers to people gaining knowledge and comfort, not just common use
acquainted
vsfamiliarized
1 3.9

Knowing someone or something a little from experience

means becoming more fully informed and at ease through study or time
adjusted
vsfamiliarized
3.2

Emotionally and socially stable in daily life

centers on learning knowledge and ease rather than emotional stability

Antonyms

unfamiliar
104 4.4

Not known or seen before

How Familiar

well-informed
33 3.5
familiarized
3.7
acquainted
1 3.9
unfamiliar
104 4.4

Surface Forms

familiarized positive
familiariser positive

Morphology

familiarized = familiarize (transparent) = familiar + ize + ed

The past-participle/adjectival form is a regular -ed form of the verb 'familiarize', which itself is a straightforward derivation from 'familiar' + '-ize'.

Etymology

Familiarized comes from the Latin word familia, meaning 'household' or 'family', and is the same root as family and familiar. So to be familiarized is to be made 'like family' — comfortable and known in a place or about a subject.