Meanings
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verb
To make yourself or someone get used to something.
It took weeks to accustom myself to the early shifts.
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accustomingaccustoms
Derived forms
accustomableaccustomaryaccustomatedisaccustomreaccustomunaccustom
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.
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