habituate
verb (used with object)
to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation.
habituated
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past participleof habituate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof habituate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
habituateverb (used with object)to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation.
Example Sentences
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Blackwell said she has seen cats who have been habituated to harness wearing seemingly very happy to explore mountain ranges, but has also seen clearly unhappy cats being walked on busy streets with heavy traffic.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Investors are habituated to buying into weakness caused by geopolitical tumult but JPMorgan warns it may be a bit early to jump back on board Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Now, 25 years after starting her pioneering research on savannah chimps, which had never before been habituated to observers, primatologist Jill Pruetz has a wealth of data.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
It is not merely that people surrender to authoritarianism, but that they are fashioned by it, habituated to its violence, until resistance feels futile and complicity feels natural.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
“I can see things that eyes habituated to the desert might not see.”
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
