accustom

verb

ə-ˈkə-stəm How to pronounce accustom (audio)
Definition of accustomnext
as in to introduce
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to the task of accustoming new recruits to shipboard life

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Recent Examples of accustom The experience, Karn added, was different for him, as he was accustomed to stage work as a theatre actor. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 But developers accustomed to CUDA may need to rewrite and optimize substantial portions of their existing code before moving their training workloads to Ascend. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 This offers reassurance to viewers accustomed to his voice during baseball's biggest moments. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The 19-year-old from Jacksonville is accustomed to giving chase. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accustom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accustom
  1. introduce
  2. familiarize
  3. educate
  4. orient
Verb
  • Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang said NCSIST had already verified jamming capabilities for the newer frequency and would introduce them through future upgrades.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Báez introduced himself to this long-running rivalry with a bang, becoming the first player in baseball history to hit three home runs in his first major-league game.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of introduce
Verb
  • But at this stage, Gilman, who has five years experience but came in as a free agent, is still familiarizing himself with the playbook.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At the end of the day, Enterprise is a show best enjoyed by Star Trek fans who like to pore over the Memory Alpha wiki and familiarize themselves with Trek minutiae.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of familiarize
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  • This summer, Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office deputies have also pulled over teens for driving e-bikes and e-motorcycles recklessly, but also to educate teens on driving responsibly and the rules of the road.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As during the first Taliban regime in the 1990s, women activists have organized underground schools to educate girls denied access to formal classrooms.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of educate
Verb
  • The watchdog also criticized internal affairs investigators’ reliance on deputies’ logs and detectives’ case files, which were oriented at establishing criminal liability, not examining institutional flaws.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Qidi Box also functions as a four-spool filament dryer capable of reaching 149 degrees F, which immediately made the entire package feel more engineering-focused than hobby-oriented.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
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