habituate
verb (used with object)
to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation.
habituates
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present tense formof habituate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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
Lardellier compares modern technology to “an umbilical cord”— it “nourishes” and “calms” those who use it, but also habituates them to a state of constant “reassurance.”
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2015
The education received at school or college is but a beginning, and is valuable mainly inasmuch as it trains the mind and habituates it to continuous application and study.
From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Samuel Smiles
