About The Word Habituate
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Habituate
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What's The Definition Of Habituate?
[v] make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
[v] take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" Synonyms | Synonyms for Habituate: accustom | use Related Terms | Find terms related to Habituate: acclimate | acclimatize | accommodate | accustom | adapt | addict | adjust | bear | break | break in | case harden | condition | confirm | domesticate | domesticize | endure | establish | familiarize | fix | gentle | harden | housebreak | inure | naturalize | orient | orientate | season | support | take to | tame | tolerate | train | use | wont See Also | addict | alter | board | change | consume | drink | harden | have | hook | indurate | ingest | inure | take | take in | teach | tope Habituate In Webster's Dictionary \Ha*bit"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Habituated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Habituating}.] [L. habituatus, p. p. of
habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body: cf. F.
habituer. See {Habit}.]
1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder
clime. --Sir K.
Digby.
Men are first corrupted . . . and next they
habituate themselves to their vicious practices.
--Tillotson.
2. To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
\Ha*bit"u*ate\, a. Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.] --Hammond. |
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