accustoms

Gets one used

Accustoms means to make familiar through repeated exposure or practice.

You accustom yourself to a new climate, a difficult schedule, or an unpleasant smell.

The word usually appears in reflexive form accustom yourself to or as the past participle accustomed: She grew accustomed to his long silences.

habituation

inure

Acclimatize to difficulty

desensitize · naturalize · harden · toughen · season · break in · get used to · adapt · adjust · familiarize

routine

regularity

Consistent, predictable occurrence

  • patternRecurring arrangement or template
  • ritualCeremonial set of actions
  • habitSettled regular tendency

daily practice · schedule · repetition · consistency · systematic · established · structured · predictable · orderly · rote

training

drill

Hole-boring device

coach · train · instruct · teach · initiate · educate · mentor · guide · school · tutor

norms

conventions

Accepted social practices

standards · practices · protocol · mores · folkways · propriety · cultural expectations · conformity · assimilation · integration

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Opposites
familiarization

accustomsalienates

Causes emotional withdrawal

estranges · distances · disorients · unsettles · disaffects

social/emotional connection

accustomsalienates

Causes emotional withdrawal

estranges · isolates · excludes · marginalizes · disconnects

habituation vs. disruption

accustomsdisorients

Causes loss of bearings

unsettles · destabilizes · disrupts · disturbs · shocks

Family

accustomed, accustom, unaccustomed, accustoming

Familiarity
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