Definition of "familiarizes" [familiarizes]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of familiarize. (verb)

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• "As it's been a while, I don't feel so connected to the place as I used to -- and just as with any first time in a new environment, or in a strange one as if away on vacation, I experienced a sort of phenomena I think used as a coping mechanism: in order to feel more "at home," my mind familiarizes complete strangers."
• "Second, it familiarizes grad students with cloud computing, Yahoo-style."
• "Training for adversity also familiarizes you with hard conditions, so that when you get to a competition with such demands, you'll be confident enough to say, "No big deal, I've trained in these conditions before.""