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View synonyms for accustom
accustom
[ uh-kuhs-tuhm ]
verb (used with object)
- to familiarize by custom or use; habituate:
to accustom oneself to cold weather.
accustom
/ əˈkʌstəm /
verb
- trusually foll byto to make (oneself) familiar (with) or used (to), as by practice, habit, or experience
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Other Words From
- preac·custom verb (used with object)
- reac·custom verb (used with object)
- unac·custom verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of accustom1
C15: from Old French acostumer, from costume custom
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Example Sentences
Many tears were shed by Valeria; for a long time she could not accustom herself to her loss.
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He endeavored also to accustom himself to eat raw flesh, but this was a point of perfection to which he never could arrive.
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He was trying to accustom himself to the idea of having a name.
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Try as hard as I would, I could not accustom my muscles to these new conditions.
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You see that this, your last summer in Italy, is manufactured on purpose to accustom you to the English seasons.
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