defamiliarize
defamiliarize · defamiliarizes · defamiliarized · defamiliarizing
To make unfamiliar; to divest of familiarityTo make unfamiliar; to divest of familiarity.
/diːfəˈmɪljəɹaɪz/
Meaning
1 sensesTo make unfamiliar; to divest of familiarity.
Forms
defamiliarizes, defamiliarizing, defamiliarized, defamiliarized| Base form | defamiliarize · to defamiliarize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | defamiliarizes |
| Present participle | defamiliarizing |
| Past simple | defamiliarized |
| Past participle | defamiliarized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddefamiliarizer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.