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reaccustom

reaccustom verb: to accustom again.

Verb

reaccustom (third-person singular simple present reaccustoms, present participle reaccustoming, simple past and past participle reaccustomed)

  1. To accustom again.
    • He is on the disabled list with rotator cuff inflammation, and on Sunday he caught Ian Kennedy in the bullpen to get his legs reaccustomed to the feel of his demanding position.2008 May 19, Tyler Kepner, “Posada Tests His Legs but Says He Worries More About His Arm”, in New York Times

Forms of reaccustom

third-person singular presentreaccustoms
present participlereaccustoming
past participlereaccustomed
pastreaccustomed

Origin of reaccustom

From re- + accustom.

Questions about reaccustom

What does reaccustom mean?
Reaccustom means to accustom again.
What part of speech is reaccustom?
Reaccustom is a verb.
What is the past tense of reaccustom?
The past tense of reaccustom is reaccustomed.

Words near reaccustom in the dictionary

  1. reaccusations
  2. reaccuse
  3. reaccused
  4. reaccuses
  5. reaccusing
  6. reaccustom
  7. reaccustomed
  8. reaccustoming
  9. reaccustoms
  10. reacetylate
  11. reacetylated

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