defamiliarize

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Definitions of defamiliarize word

verb transitive defamiliarize to make (something well-known or well-established) seem unfamiliar, strange, disconcerting, etc., as in order to reinterpret or subvert it 3
noun defamiliarize (transitive) To make unfamiliar; to divest of familiarity. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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