habituates
- present tense form of habituate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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It said cat food is not a natural part of the nene diet, and eating at the feeding stations habituates nene to people and makes them reliant on the provided food.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Researchers don’t fully understand how the body habituates to cold weather.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2020
One potentially lethal consequence for humans is that baiting bears with food such as doughnuts habituates them to the human scent, thus increasing the risk of attacks on people.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2017
Douglas and Damon so fully inhabit their roles that the audience soon habituates to the novelty of seeing two such traditionally macho actors cast as gay lovers.
From Slate ● May 24, 2013
It curbs speculation, stimulates diligence in business, habituates punctuality, and develops character.
From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Eaton, Seymour
