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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

/ əˈ°ìÊŒ²õ³ÙÉ™³¾ /

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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù±ða³¦Â·³¦³Ü²õt´Ç³¾ verb (used with object)
  • °ù±ða³¦Â·³¦³Ü²õt´Ç³¾ verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ôa³¦Â·³¦³Ü²õt´Ç³¾ verb (used with object)
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of accustom1

C15: from Old French acostumer, from costume custom
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It says preschool children should become accustomed to drinking water instead.

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It shouldn’t have to come to that, but these individuals are too accustomed to having their pockets picked versus being outright robbed.

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Residents struggle to respond to a natural disaster few are accustomed to.

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Growing up, Mashharawi had been accustomed to life with inconsistent power — as little as three hours a day.

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Coming from a country with little tennis pedigree, Eala is already accustomed to being a trailblazer for the Philippines - even though she is still a teenager.

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