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 England fans accustomed to the relentless pace of the Premier League have loudly booed hydration breaks at the World Cup, but Thomas Tuchel’s side benefited from them after going down early in a comeback win over the Democratic Republic of Congo. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 July 2026 For collectors accustomed to discussing ébauches or movement suppliers today, the model feels remarkably familiar. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 July 2026 These companies have been accustomed to selling products that emerged from lab work 10 or 20 years before and are now trying to speed up the commercialization timelines to suit an era of more advanced robotics and AI. — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2026 Hamner, who is thirty-three, is accustomed to places in crisis. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for accustom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accustom
  1. introduce
  2. familiarize
  3. educate
  4. orient
Verb
  • No matter how they were introduced to the region, the blue crabs found a paradise in the delta’s lagoons.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The Premier League has introduced its own SCR limit — set at a higher 85 per cent — for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of introduce
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  • On Sunday, June 28, Caio Rocha Aguiar Arrabal was on a hike with others on the Pedra do Macaco trail in Maricá, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, to familiarize himself with the route, G1 reported.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • This has fueled the ‘spend not sell’ movement, in which builders seek to familiarize users with earning and spending their bitcoin rather than trading and falling for get-rich-quick schemes.
    — Abubakar Nur Khalil, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of familiarize
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  • The researchers also found that the effects of air pollution on home prices were less acute in neighborhoods where residents were more highly educated and better able to adapt.
    — Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • What began as a public hospital has evolved into one of the nation’s leading academic health systems — advancing groundbreaking research, educating generations of physicians and caregivers, and providing world-class care to patients.
    — Pradeep Khosla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
Definition of educate
Verb
  • Lessons on human resources being more company-oriented than human is another pearl of wisdom from Reddy, who clearly has a knack for corporate culture.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • Durán was repeatedly described by family, co-workers and neighbors as kind, hardworking and family-oriented.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 16 July 2026
Definition of orient

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