accustom

verbget used to

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verb get used to

More words related to accustom

acclimate

verb. make or become adjusted, adapted

acclimated

verb. make or become adjusted, adapted

accommodate

verb. make, become suitable for something

accommodated

verb. make, become suitable for something

accommodates

verb. make, become suitable for something

acquaint

verb. inform oneself or another about something new

Word Origin & History

early 15c., from Old French acostumer (12c., Modern French accoutumer), from à "to" (see ad-) + costume (see costume (n.)). Related: Accustomed; accustoming.

Example Sentences for accustom

At its foot he stopped and tried to accustom his eyes to the darkness.

Accustom people to be nose-led and spoon-fed, and democracy is a mere pretence.

He looked up to accustom his eyes to the light and saw a dozen guns covering him.

Get something to do yourself, and accustom your children to work.

Accustom your children to find beauty in goodness, and goodness in beauty.

He was trying to accustom himself to the idea of having a name.

I know that I must now accustom myself to be nothing in your life.

But we accustom ourselves with a wonderful readiness to a happy fate.

To accustom the Indians to his mode of worship, he commenced chanting the litany of the Virgin.

We should accustom the eye to viewing objects at different distances.

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