Added 9 October 2026
accustom
/əˈkʌs.təm/ verb
In Latin: assuefacio Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about accustom at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Make psychologically or physically used (to something).
She became habituated to the background music
Origin
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.
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