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habituate

[ huh-bich-oo-eyt ]
/ həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), ha·bit·u·at·ed, ha·bit·u·at·ing.

to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
Archaic. to frequent.

verb (used without object), ha·bit·u·at·ed, ha·bit·u·at·ing.

to cause habituation, physiologically or psychologically.

RELATED WORDS

confirmed, ingrained, continuing, abiding, accustomed, enduring, fixed, lingering, lasting, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, deep-rooted, deep-seated, habitual, inborn, inbred, incurable, ineradicable

Nearby words

habitat, habitation, habited, habitual, habitual abortion, habituate, habituation, habitude, habitus, habitué, haboob

Origin of habituate

1520–30; < Late Latin habituātus conditioned, constituted, (past participle of habituāre), equivalent to habitu(s) habit1 + -ātus -ate1

Related forms

un·ha·bit·u·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for habituated

habituate

/ (həˈbɪtjʊˌeɪt) /

verb

to accustom; make used (to)
US and Canadian archaic to frequent
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Medicine definitions for habituated

habituate

[ hə-bĭch′ōō-āt′ ]

v.

To accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure.
To cause physiological or psychological habituation, as to a drug.
To experience psychological habituation.
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