accustom
verb
ac·cus·tom
ə-ˈkə-stəm 
accustomed; accustoming; accustoms
: to make familiar with something through use or experience
Examples of accustom in a Sentence
the task of accustoming new recruits to shipboard life
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Malik Peay, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
Initiate using the device for video calls on zoom or whatever you are accustomed to using.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
There is only one difference: that life and activity is very different from what we are accustomed to as urban creatures.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
While about a quarter of Coca-Cola products come in aluminum cans, consumers are also accustomed to plastic and glass bottles.
—Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accustom
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“Accustom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accustom. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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accustom
verb
ac·cus·tom
ə-ˈkəs-təm
: to make familiar
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