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unaccustom

unaccustom verb: to make or become used to a change from something one was accustomed to.

Verb

unaccustom (third-person singular simple present unaccustoms, present participle unaccustoming, simple past and past participle unaccustomed)

  1. To make or become used to a change from something one was accustomed to.
    • Is is the part of statesmanship to give up a revenue so easily collected, to unaccustom our people to its payment and to do away with all machinery for its collection, when, unless we are more favored than the other nations of the world, there will come a day when it will all be needed?1888, W.H. Michael, Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the First Session of the Fiftieth Congress with the Reports of the Heads of...
    • On a man-of-war putting to sea, the ship's company have to unaccustom themselves to living on the fat of the land -- said "fat" consisting of one pound of fresh beef (including lean and bone), and one and a-half pounds of vegetables for each man per diem-- and instead of eating baker's bread ("soft...1897, Navy and Army Illustrated - Volume 5, page 238

Forms of unaccustom

third-person singular presentunaccustoms
present participleunaccustoming
past participleunaccustomed
pastunaccustomed

Origin of unaccustom

From un- + accustom.

Questions about unaccustom

What does unaccustom mean?
Unaccustom means to make or become used to a change from something one was accustomed to.
What part of speech is unaccustom?
Unaccustom is a verb.
What is the past tense of unaccustom?
The past tense of unaccustom is unaccustomed.

Words near unaccustom in the dictionary

  1. unaccusativity
  2. unaccusatory
  3. unaccused
  4. unaccusing
  5. unaccusingly
  6. unaccustom
  7. unaccustomable
  8. unaccustomably
  9. unaccustomed
  10. unaccustomedly
  11. unaccustomedness

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