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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

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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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