prefamiliarize

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verb

To familiarize in advance.

“Subjects were prefamiliarized with the shapes prior to the recognition test.”

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Meanings

verbprefamiliarize (third-person singular simple present prefamiliarizes, present participle prefamiliarizing, simple past and past participle prefamiliarized)

present singular third person prefamiliarizes · participle present prefamiliarizing · participle past prefamiliarized · past prefamiliarized

  1. transitiveTo familiarize in advance.

    Subjects were prefamiliarized with the shapes prior to the recognition test.

Origin

pre- + familiarize

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Cite this entry
APA

prefamiliarize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefamiliarize

MLA

“prefamiliarize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefamiliarize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prefamiliarize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefamiliarize.

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