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| acquaint |
to introduce, or to make familiar or accustomed to (usu. fol. by "with"). [1/2 definitions] |
| domesticate |
to make accustomed to domestic life. [1/2 definitions] |
| domesticity |
the state of being accustomed to domestic life. [1/2 definitions] |
| estrange |
to remove to or hold at a distance from an accustomed place. [1/2 definitions] |
| extemporaneous |
capable of or accustomed to performing with little or no preparation or rehearsal. [1/4 definitions] |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| spoiled |
being accustomed to a favorable situation and therefore being unable, or potentially unable, to adjust easily to a less favorable situation. [1/3 definitions] |
| unused |
not accustomed. [1/3 definitions] |
| urban |
typical of or accustomed to the city or city life. [1/3 definitions] |
| used |
familiar with (something); accustomed to; in the habit of (followed by the preposition "to"). [1/2 definitions] |
| used to |
functioning as an adjective followed by the preposition "to," used to describe the process of becoming accustomed to something or the state of being accustomed. [1/2 definitions] |
| wont |
in the habit of; accustomed to. [1/2 definitions] |
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