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accustom
[ uh-kuhs-tuhm ]
verb (used with object)
- to familiarize by custom or use; habituate:
to accustom oneself to cold weather.
accustom
/ əˈʌə /
verb
- trusually foll byto to make (oneself) familiar (with) or used (to), as by practice, habit, or experience
Other Word Forms
- a·ܲtdz verb (used with object)
- a·ܲtdz verb (used with object)
- ܲa·ܲtdz verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of accustom1
Example Sentences
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.
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".
For people who are not accustomed to this type of activity, sources say it’s probably best to start with something less intense.
Lancaster residents have become accustomed to a mayor with proposals that are often grand, and sometimes quixotic.
But John Nguyen, 39, worries that consumers accustomed to a wide variety of imported foods from Asia won’t be able to afford the higher prices that tariffs could bring.
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