What does "disaccustom" mean?

To cause (someone) to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something that they were previously accustomed to

What is a synonym for "disaccustom"?

Common synonyms include: break, cure, stop, unhabit, wean.

verb

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Verb

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To cause (someone) to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something that they were previously accustomed to transitive

From Middle English disacustome, from Old French desacostumer (“render unfamiliar”) (compare French désaccoutumer). Equivalent to dis- + accustom.

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