accustom

They had accustomed the people to scenes of civil war and repression by the military.
Ils avaient habitué le peuple à des scènes de guerre civile et à la répression par le militaire.
The government had accustomed itself to regarding only the theory of the (revolutionary) Narodnaya Volya as dangerous, without, as is usual, observing its internal evolution, and rejoicing at any criticism levelled against it.
Le gouvernement s'était habitué à ne considérer comme dangereuse que la théorie de la "Narodnaïa Volia" (révolutionnaire) ; il n'en remarquait pas, comme cela arrive d'ordinaire, l'évolution intérieure et se réjouissait de toute critique dirigée contre elle.
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