əˈkəstəm also aˈ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English accustomen, from Middle French acustumer, acostumer, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + costume custom — more at custom
transitive verb
: to make familiar through use or experience : habituate , familiarize , inure
accustoming one's ears to the din
opportunity to accustom the girl to sea life — Joseph Conrad
she would go back to the districts … she knew so well, and accustom herself again to the old ways — Israel Zangwill
— usually used with to and an object but sometimes with an infinitive
taught how to accustom themselves to use books and enjoy them — Library Science Abstracts
intransitive verb
obsolete : to be wont