accustom

American  

[uh-kuhs-tuhm] / əˈkʌs təm /

verb (used with object)

1. to familiarize by custom or use; habituate.

   to accustom oneself to cold weather.

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accustom British  

/ əˈkʌstəm /

verb

1. to make (oneself) familiar (with) or used (to), as by practice, habit, or experience

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Other Word Forms

• preaccustom verb (used with object)
• reaccustom verb (used with object)
• unaccustom verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of accustom

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Middle French word acoustumer. See ac-, custom

Example Sentences

Nvidia’s already enormous market cap of $4.4 trillion also creates a challenge for semiconductor investors accustomed to looking for more upside potential.

From The Wall Street Journal

These systems detect and distinguish aromas, sometimes with about 1,000 times as much precision as humans can, and without the loss of sensitivity that comes when our noses get accustomed to an odor.

From The Wall Street Journal

And when he holds my gaze, the eyes that meet mine aren’t the ones full of mirth that I’m accustomed to seeing.

From Literature

After more than two years of war, Oze says her family has grown accustomed to, and exhausted by, life in this modern-day Sparta.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Iraqis have grown accustomed to conflict over the decades, this has not diminished their anxiety about a wider war.

From Barron's

Related Words

• acquaint
• adapt