accustom

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Accustomed p. pr. & vb. n. Accustoming. ] [ OF. acostumer, acustumer, F. accoutumer; à (L. ad) + OF. costume, F. coutume, custom. See Custom. ] To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with to. [ 1913 Webster ]

I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater. Adventurer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To habituate; inure; exercise; train. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To be wont. [ Obs. ] Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cohabit. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

We with the best men accustom openly; you with the basest commit private adulteries. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Habitual; customary; wonted. “Accustomable goodness.” Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to custom; ordinarily; customarily. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. accoustumance, F. accoutumance. ] Custom; habitual use. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Customarily. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Usual; customary. [ Archaic ] Featley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Familiar through use; usual; customary. “An accustomed action.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Frequented by customers. [ Obs. ] “A well accustomed shop.” Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]