accustom
11accustom — UK [əˈkʌstəm] / US verb Word forms accustom : present tense I/you/we/they accustom he/she/it accustoms present participle accustoming past tense accustomed past participle accustomed formal accustom yourself to something …
12accustom — 01. It ll take Sophie a while to [accustom] herself to her new life in the university dormitory. 02. Since getting married, Liane has had to get [accustomed] to her husband s busy work schedule. 03. I m not really [accustomed] to getting up so… …
13accustom — ac|cus|tom [əˈkʌstəm] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: acostumer, from costume custom ] to make yourself or another person become used to a situation or place accustom yourself to sth ▪ It took a while for me to accustom myself to… …
14accustom — verb (T) to make yourself or another person become used to a situation or place: accustom yourself to: It took a while for me to accustom myself to all the new rules and regulations …
15accustom — /euh kus teuhm/, v.t. to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather. [1425 75; late ME < MF acoustumer. See AC , CUSTOM] * * * …
16accustom to — phr verb Accustom to is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye …
17accustom — ac|cus|tom [ ə kʌstəm ] verb FORMAL accustom yourself to something to gradually start to feel that something is normal or natural …
18accustom — [[t]əkʌ̱stəm[/t]] accustoms, accustoming, accustomed VERB If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it. [FORMAL] → See also accustomed [V pron refl to n] ...while his team accustoms itself… …
19accustom — verb she couldn t accustom herself to city life Syn: adapt to, adjust to, acclimatize to, acclimate to, habituate oneself to, accommodate oneself to, acculturate to; reconcile oneself to, become reconciled to, get used to, come to terms with,… …
20accustom — ac•cus•tom [[t]əˈkʌs təm[/t]] v. t. tomed, tom•ing to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather[/ex] • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < MF acoustumer. See ac , custom …
