habituate
verb (used with object)
to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation.
had habituated
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past perfectof habituate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The University of Zurich team observed a group of bonobos from a project by local biologists that had habituated the animals over 10 to 15 years, depending on the group.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
He ignores that the British had a mandate, which entailed a distinct responsibility to protect the rights of the indigenous people who had habituated that land for countless generations.
From Newsweek ● Jan. 5, 2010
Salamander-like, he had habituated himself to the torrid climate.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
But they had habituated me to the rapid use of pen and ink, and taught me how to express myself with faculty.
From Autobiography of Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope
The long hours of fighting had habituated them to danger.
From The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
