accustom to
phrasal verbaccustom yourself/somebody to something
- to make yourself/somebody familiar with something or become used to it
- It took him a while to accustom himself to the idea.
- She quickly accustomed herself to the darkness.
- Education should accustom children to thinking for themselves.
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