accustom

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈkʌs.təm/ See IPA manual

Freq #75315

Meanings

1

verb
To make yourself or someone get used to something.

It took weeks to accustom myself to the early shifts.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make yourself or someone... habituate familiarize

More accommodate adapt adjust compensate exercise inure season train wont

Word family

Forms accustomingaccustoms

Derived forms accustomableaccustomaryaccustomatedisaccustomreaccustomunaccustom

Related forms custom customary familiarize train

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.

accustomen Middle English acoustumer Old French acustom Middle English

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# accustom

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈkʌs.təm/
**Frequency rank:** 75315

## Meanings
1. To make yourself or someone get used to something.

## Examples
- It took weeks to accustom myself to the early shifts.

## Synonyms
- accommodate
- adapt
- adjust
- compensate
- exercise
- habituate
- inure
- season
- train
- wont

## Derived Forms
- accustomable
- accustomary
- accustomate
- disaccustom
- reaccustom
- unaccustom

## Related Forms
- custom
- customary
- familiarize
- train

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: accustomen
- Root: acoustumer
- Root: acustom

## 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.

## AI Etymology
The verb is from Middle English accustomen, from Old French acoustumer, acustumer (Modern French accoutumer) corresponding to a (“to, toward”) plus custom. Compare custom, costume. The noun is from Middle English acustom. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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