Accustom

Quick meaning: Accustom is a verb meaning (transitive, often passive voice or reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.

Meaning

(transitive, often passive voice or reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To be wont.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit.
3. (obsolete) Custom.

Example Sentences

all of them accustoming , once in the year , to take their kind of the fresh water

Early exposure to pet allergens and pet-related bacteria accustoms the body to allergens.

I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater.

[…] creating 3D graphics “is a fundamental building block” to popularizing AR because it helps accustom the general public to interacting with 3D content.

Word Forms

• accustoms
• accustoming
• accustomed

Synonyms for accustom

Depending on context, synonyms include habituate, inure, exercise, train, accommodate, adapt.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include habituate, inure, enure, custom, acquaint, familiarize.

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