Definition of accustom Accustom
/ʌkʌˈstʌm/ - [ukustum] - ac•cus•tom
We found 12 definitions of accustom from 6 different sources.
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What does accustom mean?
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| accustom - make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music" | ||
| habituate | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| inure, indurate, harden cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" | ||
| teach accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents" | ||
| addict, hook to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- accustom (v. t.)
To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with to. - accustom (v. i.)
To be wont. - accustom (v. i.)
To cohabit. - accustom (n.)
Custom.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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accustom
To make psychologically or physically used (to something).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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accustom
ak-kus′tum, v.t. to make familiar by custom: to habituate (with to).—adj. Accus′tomary.—p.adj. Accus′tomed, usual: frequent: habituated.—n. Accus′tomedness. [O. Fr. acostumer (Fr. accoutumer)—à, to, costume, coustume—L. consuetudinem. See Custom.]
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🔤- accustom, verb, present, 1st person singular of accustom (infinitive).
- accustom, verb (infinitive).
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