accustom
ac·cus·tom
transitive verb \ə-ˈkəs-təm\Definition of ACCUSTOM
: to make familiar with something through use or experience
— ac·cus·tom·ation \-ˌkəs-tə-ˈmā-shən\ noun
Examples of ACCUSTOM
- <the task of accustoming new recruits to shipboard life>
Origin of ACCUSTOM
Middle English, from Anglo-French acostomer, from a- (from Latin ad-) + custume custom
First Known Use: 15th century
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