defamiliarize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːfəˈmɪljəɹaɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English familiar Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English familiarize English defamiliarize From de- + familiarize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make unfamiliar; to divest of familiarity.
From its speculated future position, the film [Carnage] thus defamiliarizes and invites us to recognize the absurdities of meat and dairy consumption.
2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 227:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| defamiliarizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| defamiliarizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| defamiliarized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| defamiliarized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |