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accustom definition
ac·cus·tom (ə kus′təm)
transitive verb
to make familiar by custom, habit, or use; habituate (to)
Etymology: ME accustomen < OFr acostumer < a-, to + costume: see custom
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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accustom Usage Examples
Object
- audience: Abstract ideas are difficult to convey on television, or at least to an audience accustomed to fast-paced action.
Infinitive complement
- act: A shadow director is a person in accordance with whose instructions the directors of the company are accustomed to act.
Modifying Another Word
- so: One becomes so accustomed to all the dead being men that the sight of a dead woman is quite shocking.
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