The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FAMILIARIZES
Verb
familiarizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of familiarize
Source: Wiktionary
FAMILIARIZE
Fa*mil"iar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Familiarized; p. pr. & vb. n. Familiarizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. familiariser.]
1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self with scenes of distress.
2. To make acquainted, or skilled, by practice or study; as, to familiarize one's self with a business, a book, or a science.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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