defamiliarize

English

Etymology

de- +‎ familiarize

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːfəˈmɪljəɹaɪz/

Verb

defamiliarize (third-person singular simple present defamiliarizes, present participle defamiliarizing, simple past and past participle defamiliarized)

  1. (transitive) To make unfamiliar; to divest of familiarity.
    • 2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 227:
      From its speculated future position, the film [Carnage] thus defamiliarizes and invites us to recognize the absurdities of meat and dairy consumption.
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