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accustom

[ uh-kuhs-tuhm ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to familiarize by custom or use; habituate:

    to accustom oneself to cold weather.



accustom

/ əˈʌə /

verb

  1. trusually foll byto to make (oneself) familiar (with) or used (to), as by practice, habit, or experience
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • a·ܲtdz verb (used with object)
  • a·ܲtdz verb (used with object)
  • ܲa·ܲtdz verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accustom1

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

Origin of accustom1

C15: from Old French acostumer, from costume custom
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People on the expedition had experiences being around nature that I think had not become evolutionarily accustomed to the threat that is our species.

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Rams coach Sean McVay is accustomed to inspiring players on the field and in the team’s meeting rooms and locker rooms.

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But it instead feels like an easy escape hatch when what “On Swift Horses” promised was a richer psychological landscape about what roils inside hearts accustomed to hiding.

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Each reaction since has been worse than the one before, which means he's become accustomed to living every day "on high alert hoping nothing bad happens".

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For people who are not accustomed to this type of activity, sources say it’s probably best to start with something less intense.

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