Meaning of HABITUATE
| Pronunciation: | | hu'bichoo`eyt
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- [v] make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
- [v] take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"
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| | Synonyms: | | accustom, use |
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| | See Also: | | addict, alter, board, change, consume, drink, harden, have, hook, indurate, ingest, inure, take, take in, teach, tope | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ha*bit"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Habituated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Habituating}.] [L. habituatus, p. p. of
habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body: cf. F.
habituer. See {Habit}.]
1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder
clime. --Sir K.
Digby.
Men are first corrupted . . . and next they
habituate themselves to their vicious practices.
--Tillotson.
2. To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
\Ha*bit"u*ate\, a.
Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.]
--Hammond.
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| | Related Terms: | | acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, addict, adjust, bear, break, break in, case harden, condition, confirm, domesticate, domesticize, endure, establish, familiarize, fix, gentle, harden, housebreak, inure, naturalize, orient, orientate, season, support, take to, tame, tolerate, train, use, wont |
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