different between attune vs familiarise

English

Etymology

ad- +? tune

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??tju?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??t(j)un/
• Rhymes: -u?n

Verb

attune (third-person singular simple present attunes, present participle attuning, simple past and past participle attuned)

1. (music, transitive) To bring into musical accord.
2. (music, transitive) To tune (an instrument).
3. (transitive, figuratively) To bring into harmony or accord.

   By meditating, I try to attune myself to the greater cosmos.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• UNTAET, nutate, tauten

English

Etymology

familiar +? -ise

Verb

familiarise (third-person singular simple present familiarises, present participle familiarising, simple past and past participle familiarised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of familiarize.
   • 2003, Alex Kimbell, The Unbridgeable Divide (page 54)

     Mr Avery was a great believer in mnemonics; he had one for every possible aspect of flying – which was as good a way as any for student pilots to familiarise themselves with their new environment […]

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: familiarisent, familiarises

Verb

familiarise

1. first-person singular present indicative of familiariser
2. third-person singular present indicative of familiariser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of familiariser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of familiariser
5. second-person singular imperative of familiariser