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accustom

ac·cus·tom [ ə-ˈkə-stəm]

accustom

verb

[ə-ˈkə-stəm]

accustomed; accustoming; accustoms

Definition of accustom

transitive verb

: to make familiar with something through use or experience

Other Words from accustom

accustomation \ ə-ˌkə-stə-ˈmā-shən \ noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Synonyms

Recent Examples on the Web

//The anonymity to which Amazon shoppers are accustomed is palliative, illusory.
— Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, "What an Amazon Fulfillment Center Tour Reveals," 4 Nov. 2019
//Leading an orchestra with considerably more strings than Mozart was accustomed to, Zander gave admirable clarity to the opera buffa fugue sections and propulsion to the whole.
— BostonGlobe.com, "For Boston Philharmonic, a satisfying start to the 2019-20 season - The Boston Globe," 19 Oct. 2019
//The Como Park girls soccer team is becoming accustomed to success, and that’s a good feeling.
— Paul Hodowanic, Twin Cities, "Girls soccer: Como Park rises to the top of St. Paul City Conference," 11 Oct. 2019
//Allocating bond money to kick-start those projects falls more in line with the kind of work the Housing Bureau is accustomed to.
— oregonlive, "With new projects, Portland declares it’s on track to meet housing bond’s goals," 18 Sep. 2019
//The decision to go to Geno Smith flabbergasted New Yorkers, who were accustomed to seeing the city’s sports legends handled gently as their careers waned.
— Cindy Boren, The Denver Post, "Daniel Jones named Giants’ starter as Eli Manning is benched," 17 Sep. 2019
//Automakers are dangling subscriptions to try to reach younger consumers accustomed to streaming movies on Netflix or summoning rides from Uber, with mixed results.
— Los Angeles Times, "Porsche’s $3,100-a-month subscription service coming to San Diego, Vegas," 29 Aug. 2019
//In Harlan County, the bankruptcy caused unusual turmoil even in a place accustomed to coal’s highs and lows.
— Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, "Miner victory: Approved bankruptcy sale restores some back pay, could re-open coal mines," 27 July 2019
//Nevada sheriffs reported a doubling of Utah residents shed hunting near the state line and a number of complaints from peeved local folk accustomed to having the hills to themselves.
— Mike Koshmrl, National Geographic, "What it takes to catch antler thieves," 19 July 2019

First Known Use of accustom

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for accustom

Middle English acustomen "to habituate (reflexive or intransitive)," borrowed from Anglo-French acustumer, acostumer, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + -customer, costomer, verbal derivative of custume custom entry 1