accustom
Meaning of accustom
verb
- make someone or something accept (something) as normal or usual.
I accustomed my eyes to the lenses
sixth-form education is supposed to accustom pupils to think for themselves
late Middle English: from Old French acostumer, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + costume ‘custom’.
Information about accustom
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of accustom is: accustoms.
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Hyphenation of accustom
ac-cus-tom
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- accustom is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
accustom synonyms
Meaning habituate:
Meaning make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify:
Meaning alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result:
Meaning become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions; adjust:
Meaning accustom or acclimatize:
Meaning adapt to:
Meaning take in and understand fully (information or ideas):
Meaning assimilate to a different culture, typically the dominant one:
Meaning accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant:
Meaning make or become hard or harder:
Meaning train or accustom to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances:
Meaning restore friendly relations between:
Meaning voluntarily leave a job or office:
Meaning acclimatize:
Translation of accustom
- Spanish: soler, acostumbrar
- Portuguese: costumar, acostumar
- French: accoutumer
- German: gewöhnen
- Italian: abituare
Words that rhyme with accustom
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