Familiaricé

Familiaricé is the first-person singular form of the verb familiarizar in the pretérito simple (preterite) tense, used transitively to mean “I acquainted someone with” or “I familiarized someone with.” It can also appear in the pronominal form familiarizarse, where the corresponding first-person singular preterite is me familiaricé, meaning “I became familiar with” or “I familiarized myself with.”

Etymology and sense: The word derives from familiaris, related to the noun familiar and the suffix -izar, which forms verbs meaning “to make or render.” The general sense is to make something known or common to someone, or to become acquainted with something.

Usage: In everyday and formal contexts, familiarizar is used to describe introducing someone to procedures, policies, concepts, or environments. The reflexive form, familiarizarse, is used when the subject becomes acquainted with something or learns about it, as in me familiaricé con el sistema.

Conjugation notes: The pretérito perfecto simple forms include yo familiaricé, tú familiarizaste, él familiarizó, nosotros familiarizamos, vosotros familiarizasteis, ellos familiarizaron. The reflexive pretérito is yo me familiaricé, tú te familiarizaste, él se familiarizó, nosotros nos familiarizamos, vosotros os familiarizasteis, ellos se familiarizaron.

Examples: Yo familiaricé a los nuevos empleados con las normas de seguridad. Me familiaricé con el sistema revisando la documentación y practicando con ejemplos.

Véase también: familiarizar, familiarización, familiarizarse.