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de·fa·mil·iar·ize (dē fə mil′yər īz′, -mil′ē ər-)

transitive verb defamiliarized -·ized′, defamiliarizing -·iz′·ing

to make (something well-known or well-established) seem unfamiliar, strange, disconcerting, etc., as in order to reinterpret or subvert it to defamiliarize accepted truths

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  1. ‹ defamer
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  4. ‹ defamatory
  5. ‹ defamation
  6. ‹ defalcator
  7. ‹ defalcation
  8. ‹ defalcating
  9. ‹ defalcated
  10. ‹ defalcate
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