accustom
verb (used with object)
to familiarize by custom or use; habituate.
is accustoming
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present progressiveof accustom (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"That is what I object to," said Rachel; "it is accustoming them to confound heroism with pugnacity."
From Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte Mary Yonge
"I find," he writes to Linlithgow on April 21st, "Mr. Welsh is accustoming both ends of the country to face the king's forces, and certainly intends to break out into open rebellion."
From Claverhouse by Mowbray Morris
May I ask your patience while she is accustoming herself to it; of your kindness I am well assured.
From Miss Ashton's New Pupil A School Girl's Story by Mrs. S. S. Robbins
