- present tense form of accustom (3rd person singular).
accustoms
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Chief among these techniques is "systematic desensitization," the process a mother uses when she accustoms a baby to the ocean by dipping in one foot first, then a leg, then the infant's whole body.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though it is repetitious and - I am afraid to say - increasingly annoying to listen to, this technique soon accustoms our ears to expect equal weight in a tune’s two halves.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
If, in addition to this, the patient gradually accustoms himself to rise to a sitting from a lying position, the constipation will almost invariably yield.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
In this way the hand accustoms itself, not only to perform the general action, but also to confine the movement within all kinds of limits.
From Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook by Montessori, Maria
The natural man is eager for expansion and liberty, and accustoms himself with difficulty to the severe restrictions which social necessities impose upon him.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste
