make+familiar

  • 31To be acquainted with — Acquaint Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 32Symbolism — • The investing of outward things or actions with an inner meaning, more especially for the expression of religious ideas Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Symbolism     Symbolism …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 33familiarise — [c]/fəˈmɪljəraɪz/ (say fuh milyuhruyz) verb (familiarised, familiarising) –verb (t) 1. to make (a person) familiarly acquainted or conversant, as with something. 2. to make (something) well known; bring into common knowledge or use. 3. Rare to… …

  • 34acquainted — ac quaint·ed || tɪd adj. familiar, close, intimate; knowledgeable, informed, aware ac·quaint || É™ kweɪnt v. make familiar; present someone, introduce someone; make known …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 35intimate — intimate1 [ ɪntɪmət] adjective 1》 closely acquainted; familiar: intimate friends.     ↘having an informal friendly atmosphere. 2》 private and personal: intimate details.     ↘euphemistic having a sexual relationship. 3》 involving very close… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 36intimate — Ⅰ. intimate [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) closely acquainted; familiar. 2) private and personal. 3) euphemistic having a sexual relationship. 4) involving very close connection: an intimate involvement. 5) (of knowledge) detailed. 6) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 37intimately — Ⅰ. intimate [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) closely acquainted; familiar. 2) private and personal. 3) euphemistic having a sexual relationship. 4) involving very close connection: an intimate involvement. 5) (of knowledge) detailed. 6) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 38intimation — Ⅰ. intimate [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) closely acquainted; familiar. 2) private and personal. 3) euphemistic having a sexual relationship. 4) involving very close connection: an intimate involvement. 5) (of knowledge) detailed. 6) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 39acquaint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. inform, notify, tell; familiarize, teach. See information, friend, learning. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To let know] Syn. tell, advise, inform; see notify 1 , tell 1 . 2. [To make familiar with] Syn.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 40familiarize — v 1. acquaint, make familiar with, make conversant with; initiate in, indoctrinate in, enlighten, inform; educate, teach, instruct, tutor, school; prime, prepare, coach, advise. 2. habituate, accustom, make used to; inure, harden, toughen, season …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder