accustom
verb (used with object)
to familiarize by custom or use; habituate.
has accustomed
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present perfectof accustom (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Leo has accustomed us to the extraordinary," Mascherano said of his former Barcelona and Argentina team-mate.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
To return is to find a station that has accustomed itself to war.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2024
Her acting experience — she is currently starring in a Fox sitcom called “Call Me Kat” — has accustomed her to the on-set demands of TV.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
Western readers may find the allusions frustratingly indirect, but Kadare has accustomed himself to telling his tales slantwise, even in a post-totalitarian era where anything goes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2018
Then too, questions are carelessly worded, and seem strange to the method of thought to which its regular instructor has accustomed it, fresh explanations being then required to achieve any results at all.
From Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals by Agnes Blake
