Unaccustom
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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?"
Example
More examples"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?"
Etymology
From un- + accustom.
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