defamiliarize
verb
de·fa·mil·iar·ize (ˌ)dē-fə-ˈmil-yə-ˌrīz 
defamiliarized; defamiliarizing; defamiliarizes
transitive verb
: to present or render in an unfamiliar artistic form usually to stimulate fresh perception
defamiliarization
(ˌ)dē-fə-ˌmil-yə-rə-ˈzā-shən
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And these fragments, when examined closely, defamiliarize ordinary consensus reality in a manner different from that of hypnagogia. 
Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 The newness of the technology alters each new disaster just enough to defamiliarize the situation and to allow people to forget striking similarities with the past. Mar Hicks, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021
Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 The newness of the technology alters each new disaster just enough to defamiliarize the situation and to allow people to forget striking similarities with the past. Mar Hicks, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021 Word History
First Known Use
1965, in the meaning defined above
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