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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accustom |
| Synonyms: | acclimate, familiarize, habituate, harden, make ready, season, toughen, train |
| Main Entry: | exercise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do repeatedly, especially to improve |
| Synonyms: | break, break in, condition, cultivate, develop, discipline, drill, dry run, exert, fix, foster, groom, habituate, hone, improve, inure, labor, lick into shape, limber up, loosen up, maneuver, ply, practice, prepare, pump iron, put out, put through grind, put through mill, rehearse, run through, set, strain, teach, train, tune up, walk through, warm up, work, work out |
| Main Entry: | familiarize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become acquainted with, knowledgeable about |
| Synonyms: | accustom, adapt, adjust, awaken to, become adept in, become aware of, break the ice, bring into use, case*, check out, coach, come to know, condition, enlighten, gain friendship, get in, get lay of land, get lowdown on, get to know, get together, get with it, habituate, inform, instruct, inure, let down hair, let know, let next to, make conversant, make used to, mix, naturalize, popularize, post, prime, put on to, school, season, tip off, train, use, wont |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | habituate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare, accustom |
| Synonyms: | acclimate, acclimatize, addict, adjust, break in, condition, confirm, devote, discipline, endure, familiarize, harden, inure, make used to, school, season, take to, tolerate, train |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | harden |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accustom |
| Synonyms: | acclimate, acclimatize, adapt, adjust, blunt, brutalize, callous, callus, case-harden, climatize, coarsen, conform, deaden, develop, discipline, dull, embitter, habituate, indurate, inure, make callous, numb, paralyze, render insensitive, roughen, season, steel, stiffen, strengthen, stun, stupefy, teach, train |
| Antonyms: | be intolerant, indulge, spoil |
| Main Entry: | season |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acclimatize, prepare |
| Synonyms: | acclimate, accustom, anneal, climatize, discipline, fit, habituate, harden, inure, mature, qualify, school, steel, temper, toughen, train |
| Main Entry: | toughen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harden |
| Synonyms: | acclimate, acclimatize, anneal, brutalize, climatize, develop, inure, make difficult, season, strengthen, temper |
| Antonyms: | flex, soften, tenderize |
| Main Entry: | train |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare |
| Synonyms: | accustom, brainwash*, break in, care for, coach, cultivate, develop, discipline, drill, drum into, dry run, educate, enlighten, equip, exercise, get a workout, get in shape, ground, grow strong, guide, habituate, harden, hone, improve, instruct, inure, make ready, mold, prime, qualify, rear, rehearse, run through, school, season, shape, sharpen, show the ropes, study, tame, teach, tutor, update, warm up, whip into shape, wise up, work out |
| Antonyms: | forget, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acclimatize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harden |
| Synonyms: | acclimate, indurate, inure, season, toughen |
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