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Definition of Disaccustom
1. v. t. To destroy the force of habit in; to wean from a custom.
Definition of Disaccustom
1. Verb. to cause (someone) to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something that they are previously accustomed to ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disaccustom
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disaccustom
Literary usage of Disaccustom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... estrange a p. from os, disaccustom a p. to coming to see one; ~ joku pahasta
tavasta break a p. of (1. wean a p. from 1. correct a p. of) a bad habit; ..."
2. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"Cudworth. ¡Coventry. DIS-VOUCH,* ». To disavow, to disaffirm— •Shok. DIS-USE, ».
t. -AGE. To quit, cease or d«tt from «ring ; not to use ; to disaccustom, ..."
3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"(E.) We also use the word, less properly, in the sense, ' to disaccustom,' because
a child that is weaned to meat is also being weaned from the breast. ..."
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