ACCUSTOM

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does accustom mean? 

• ACCUSTOM (verb)
  The verb ACCUSTOM has 1 sense:

1. make psychologically or physically used (to something)

  Familiarity information: ACCUSTOM used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCUSTOM (verb)

Meaning:

Make psychologically or physically used (to something)

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

accustom; habituate

Context example:

She became habituated to the background music

Hypernyms (to "accustom" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "accustom"):

harden; indurate; inure (cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate)

teach (accustom gradually to some action or attitude)

addict; hook (to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody PP