Both Uses
accustomed
in
The Odyssey, by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
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- Thus did he speak, and his words pleased them well, so they rose forthwith and went to the house of Ulysses, where they took their accustomed seats.†
Book 16 *accustomed = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- Then Penelope came down from her room looking like Venus or Diana, and they set her a seat inlaid with scrolls of silver and ivory near the fire in her accustomed place.†
Book 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(accustom) to make someone used to something
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to something, so it does not seem unusual)In professional environments, you may make a better impression by saying one is accustomed to something rather than one is used to something. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)