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accustom
(redirected from accustoms)

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ac·cus·tom  (-kstm)
tr.v. ac·cus·tomed, ac·cus·tom·ing, ac·cus·toms
To familiarize, as by constant practice, use, or habit: I have accustomed myself to working long hours.

[Middle English accustomen, from Old French acostumer : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + costume, custom; see custom.]

accustom [əˈkʌstəm]
vb
(tr; usually foll by to) to make (oneself) familiar (with) or used (to), as by practice, habit, or experience
[from Old French acostumer, from costume custom]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.accustomaccustom - make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
inure, indurate, harden - cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"
teach - accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents"
addict, hook - to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

accustom
verb familiarize, train, coach, discipline, adapt, instruct, make used, school, season, acquaint, inure, habituate, acclimatize, make conversant He accustoms us to a mixture of humour and tragedy in one play.
Translations
accustom [əˈkʌstəm] VTacostumbrar, habituar (to a) to accustom sb to (doing) sthacostumbrar a algn a(hacer)algo
to accustom o.s. to (doing) sthacostumbrarse a(hacer)algo
to be accustomed to (doing) sthestar acostumbrado a(hacer)algo
to get accustomed to (doing) sthacostumbrarse a(hacer)algo

accustom [əˈkʌstəm] vtaccoutumer, habituer
to accustom o.s. to sth → s'habituer à qch
to accustom sb to sth → habituer qn à qch

accustom
vt to accustom somebody/oneself to somethingjdn/sich an etw (acc)gewöhnen; to accustom oneself to doing somethingsich daran gewöhnen, etw zu tun; to be accustomed to somethingan etw (acc)gewöhnt sein; to be accustomed to doing somethinggewöhnt sein, etw zu tun; it is not what I am accustomed toich bin so etwas nicht gewöhnt; to become or get accustomed to somethingsich an etw (acc)gewöhnen; to become or get accustomed to doing somethingsich daran gewöhnen, etw zu tun

accustom [əˈkʌstəm] vt to accustom sb to sth/to doing sthabituare qn a qc/a fare qc
to accustom o.s. to sth → abituarsi a qc

accustom
v accustom [əˈkastəm]
to make (especially oneself) familiar with or used to He soon accustomed himself to the idea. gewend gemaak يَعْـتَـاد، يَتَعَوَّد привиквам zvyknout si vænne sig til gewöhnen συνηθίζω σε κτ. acostumbrarse harjutama عادت دادن tottua (s')habituer (à) לְהִתרַגֵל अभ्यस्त होना priviknuti se hozzászokik vmihez membiasakan að venja (sig) við e-ð abituarsi 慣らす 익히다 priprasti, įpratinti pieradināt; pierast membiasakan diri wennen venne seg til przyzwyczajać (się) acostumar(-se) a (se) obişnui приучать(ся) zvyknúť (si) privaditi se navići (se) vänja ทำให้คุ้นเคย alışmak, alıştırmak 使...習慣於 привчати(ся) عادت ڈالنا، خوگر ہونا làm quen 使...
adj acˈcustomed
usual his accustomed seat. gewone مُعْتَاد، مَعْهُود обичаен obvyklý sædvanlig gewohnt συνηθισμένος, καθιερωμένος acostumbrado, de costumbre, habitual harjumuspärane همیشگی tavallinen habituel רָגִיל ל- आम uobičajen megszokott biasa vanalegur abituale, solito いつもの 익숙한 įprastas pierasts biasa gewoon vanlig, vant zwykły, ulubiony do costume obişnuit привычный zvyčajný običajen naviknut sedvanlig คุ้นเคย herzamanki, mutat 慣常的 звичайний, звичний عادی ، مانوس quen thuộc
accustomed to
familiar with or used to I am not accustomed to being treated like this. gewoond daaraan مُعْتَاد عَلَى свикнал zvyklý (na) vant til gewöhnt an συνηθισμένος σε, εξοικειωμένος με acostumbrado a, habituado a harjunud خو گرفته tottunut habitué à רָגִיל अभ्यस्त होना priviknut hozzászokott vmihez terbiasa vanur (við) abituato a ~に慣れている ..하는 데 익숙해지다 įpratęs pieradis tidak biasa gewend aan vant til przyzwyczajony do habituado obişnuit cu/să привыкший к чему-л. zvyknutý navajen uobičajen van vid คุ้นเคยกับ alışkın, alışık 習慣於 звиклий до عادی quen với 使


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