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.

Origin of habituate

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

SYNONYMS FOR habituate

1 familiarize, acclimate, train.

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OTHER WORDS FROM habituate

un·ha·bit·u·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby habituate

habited, habit-forming, habit spasm, habitual, habitual abortion, habituate, habituation, habitude, habitué, habitus, haboob

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Example sentences from the Web for habituate

Some are habituate vices, and the whole nature is more desperately depraved than in others.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard Baxter
A little practice will habituate them by degrees to the harness of war.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones
The Queen pretended to despise this, but inwardly raged (as people saw), she could not habituate herself to it.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon
It is very shy in its nature, and cannot habituate itself to captivity.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier

It is framed to habituate the country to the cry of "war," but we are making no preparation for war.
Presidential Candidates:|D. W. Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for habituate

habituate

/ (həˈbɪtjʊˌeɪt) /

verb

to accustom; make used (to)

US and Canadian archaic to frequent

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Medical definitions for habituate

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.

单词	habituate
释义	habituate [ huh-bich-oo-eyt ] / həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR habituate ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of habituate 1520–30; <Late Latin habituātus conditioned, constituted, (past participle of habituāre), equivalent to habitu(s) habit¹ + -ātus-ate¹ SYNONYMS FOR habituate 1 familiarize, acclimate, train. SEE SYNONYMS FOR habituate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM habituate un·ha·bit·u·at·ed, adjective Words nearby habituate habited, habit-forming, habit spasm, habitual, habitual abortion, habituate, habituation, habitude, habitué, habitus, haboob Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for habituate Some are habituate vices, and the whole nature is more desperately depraved than in others. A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)\|Richard Baxter A little practice will habituate them by degrees to the harness of war. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital\|John Beauchamp Jones The Queen pretended to despise this, but inwardly raged (as people saw), she could not habituate herself to it. The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete\|Duc de Saint-Simon It is very shy in its nature, and cannot habituate itself to captivity. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier It is framed to habituate the country to the cry of "war," but we are making no preparation for war. Presidential Candidates:\|D. W. Bartlett British Dictionary definitions for habituate habituate / (həˈbɪtjʊˌeɪt) / verb to accustom; make used (to) US and Canadian archaic to frequent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to habituate discipline, school, adjust, inure, confirm, season, devote, acclimate, acclimatize, harden, train, addict, tolerate, familiarize, condition, endure, break in, take to Medical definitions for habituate 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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habituate

verb (used with object), ha·bit·u·at·ed, ha·bit·u·at·ing.

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

Origin of habituate

SYNONYMS FOR habituate

OTHER WORDS FROM habituate

Words nearby habituate

Example sentences from the Web for habituate

British Dictionary definitions for habituate

verb

Words related to habituate

Medical definitions for habituate

v.