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Applied vs Accustom - What's the difference?

applied | accustom |

As verbs the difference between applied and accustom

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

As an adjective applied

is put into practical use.

As a noun accustom is

(obsolete) custom.

applied

English

Adjective

(-)
  • put into practical use
  • of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering

    • Antonyms

    * (serving another branch ): pure

    Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * applied anatomy * applied anthropology * applied art * applied chemistry * applied computing * applied ecology * applied engineering * applied ethics * applied kinesiology * applied linguistics * applied mathematics * applied physics * applied probability * applied psychology * applied science * applied sociology * applied statistics

    Verb

    (head)
  • (apply)

    • 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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