familiarize

verb

1 I aim to familiarize pupils with the creation and use of a database:

make conversant, make familiar, acquaint, get up to date, keep up to date;

accustom to, habituate to, instruct in, coach in, train in, teach in, educate in, school in, prime in, indoctrinate in, initiate into, introduce to;

informal clue in on, clue up on, put in the picture about, put wise to, keep up to speed with, give the lowdown on, give a rundown of, fill in on;

British, informal gen up on, give the gen about.

2 the exercises help to familiarize the terms used:

make known, make better known, make familiar, bring to notice, bring to public attention.