As'sue-fac'tion, n.

(ăs'swe-), n. [O. Fr. assuefaction, from Lat. assuefacere, to accustom to, from assue-tus, p. p. of assuescere, to accustom to, and facere, to make.] The act of accustoming. [Obs.]

Custom and studies affirm the soul like wax, and by assuefaction introduce a nature. Bp. Taylor.