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accustom [uh-kuhs-tuh m] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for accustom on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object)
- to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
Origin of accustom First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Middle French word acoustumer. See ac-, custom Related formspre·ac·cus·tom, verb (used with object)re·ac·cus·tom, verb (used with object)un·ac·cus·tom, verb (used with object) Related Words for unaccustom discourage, halt, remove, unaccustom Examples from the Web for unaccustom Historical Examples of unaccustom
Delicate hands, unaccustom’d to reels, To set ’em working a poor body’s wheels?
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British Dictionary definitions for unaccustom accustom verb
- (tr usually foll by to) to make (oneself) familiar (with) or used (to), as by practice, habit, or experience
Word Origin for accustom C15: from Old French acostumer, from costume custom Word Origin and History for unaccustom accustom v.
early 15c., from Old French acostumer (12c., Modern French accoutumer), from à “to” (see ad-) + costume (see costume (n.)). Related: Accustomed; accustoming.