Accustom
/əˈkʌstəm/
To get used to something by doing it often or experiencing it many times. For example, when you practice riding a bike, you become accustomed to balancing on it.
Examples
- It took me a few weeks to accustom myself to the new school and make friends.
- My puppy needs to accustom himself to wearing a collar before we can take him for walks.
- When I started learning the violin, it took time to accustom my fingers to the strings.
Synonyms
familiarize
adapt
acclimate
get used to
habituate
Antonyms
ignore
reject
oppose
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