accustom
/əˈkʌs.təm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.06 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Early exposure to pet allergens and pet-related bacteria accustoms the body to allergens."
- "I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater."
- "“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”"
- "Although it might be thought that drivers would naturally refer constantly to the speedometer, older drivers who come to diesel driving after years of steam experience without the help of speedometers, as well as those on steam engines which have been equipped with speedometers in recent years, have not accustomed themselves to the constant use of this instrument."
- "He took it [a television] back to his unfurnished room and began watching as much as he could, including Ms. Winfrey’s show, to accustom his ear to hearing English."
- "[…] creating 3D graphics “is a fundamental building block” to popularizing AR because it helps accustom the general public to interacting with 3D content."
Etymology
The verb is from Middle English accustomen, from Old French acoustumer, acustumer (Modern French accoutumer) corresponding to a (“to, toward”) + custom. More at custom, costume. The noun is from Middle English acustom.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: accustomen, acoustumer, acustom
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
habituate
get used to
inure
exercise
train
Intransitive:
accommodate
accustom
adapt
adjust
compensate
Transitive: