accustom
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accustom
- /əˈkʌs.təm/
Where it comes from
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.
verb accustoms · accustoming · accustomed
- To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. Early exposure to pet allergens and pet-related bacteria accustoms the body to allergens.
- To be wont. all of them accustoming , once in the year , to take their kind of the fresh water
- To cohabit. Much better do we Britans fulfill the work of Nature than you Romans; we with the beſt men accuſtom op'nly; you with the baſest commit private adulteries.
Similar: habituate, get used to, inure, exercise, train, Intransitive:, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust, compensate, Transitive:
noun accustoms
- Custom.
