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disaccustom

[ dis-uh-kuhs-tuhm ]
/ ˌdɪs əˈkʌs təm /
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verb (used with object)
to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
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Origin of disaccustom

1475–85; <Anglo-French desacustumer;Middle French, Old French. See dis-1, accustom

Words nearby disaccustom

disabuse, disaccharidase, disaccharide, disaccord, disaccredit, disaccustom, disadvantage, disadvantaged, disadvantageous, disaffect, disaffected
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British Dictionary definitions for disaccustom

disaccustom
/ (ˌdɪsəˈkʌstəm) /
verb
(tr usually foll by to) to cause to lose a habit
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