accustom
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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

  1. <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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