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Accustom vs Acclaimed - What's the difference?

accustom | acclaimed |

As verbs the difference between accustom and acclaimed

is that accustom is (lb) to make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with to while acclaimed is (acclaim).

As a noun accustom

is (obsolete) custom.

As an adjective acclaimed is

greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

accustom

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (lb) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with to .
  • *ca. 1753 , (John Hawkesworth) et al., Adventurer
  • *:I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater.
  • *
  • *:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  • To be wont.
  • :(Carew)
  • To cohabit.
  • *(John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • *:We with the best men accustom openly; you with the basest commit private adulteries.

    • Synonyms

    * habituate, get used to, inure, exercise, train

    Related terms

    * custom, customary

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Custom.

    • References

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    acclaimed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.
    • She's an acclaimed writer, her books are bestsellers before they are published.
  • *

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (acclaim)