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accustom

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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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“Accustom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accustom. Accessed 27 Nov. 2022.

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