accustom

[ uh-kuhs-tuh m ]

/ əˈkʌs təm /

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

pre·ac·cus·tom, verb (used with object) re·ac·cus·tom, verb (used with object) un·ac·cus·tom, verb (used with object)

It took Lady Clare several months to accustom Shag (for that was the colt's name) to her ways.

Boyhood in Norway |Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
Taterleg could not accustom himself to that extraordinary bunkhouse when they returned to it, on such short time.

The Duke Of Chimney Butte |G. W. Ogden
Unable to see his hand before his face he stopped to accustom his eyes to the absence of any light.

Spring Street |James H. Richardson
Therefore I propose that you shall at once accustom yourself to the attire, which you can do in our apartments of an evening.

The Tiger of Mysore |G. A. Henty

He advanced groping, attempting to accustom his eyes to the half-darkness.

L-bas |J. K. Huysmans

accustom

/ (əˈkʌstəm) /

(tr usually foll by to) to make (oneself) familiar (with) or used (to), as by practice, habit, or experience

C15: from Old French acostumer, from costume custom