Accustomized

/əˈkʌstəmaɪzd/ adjective

Definition

Past participle of accustomize; made accustomed or familiar through repeated exposure.

Etymology

From accustomize plus -ed, the past participle and adjective-forming suffix. Follows the standard English pattern for verbs with the -ize suffix.

Kelly Says

Words ending in -ized can be either past tense verbs or adjectives—'I accustomized the child' (past tense) versus 'an accustomized child' (adjective describing a state), showing how English packs multiple meanings into one form.

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