Habituate

  • 11habituate — verb To turn into a habit, to make habitual. He would eventually habituate his use of opiates. Syn: accustom, inure See Also: habit, habitual …

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  • 12habituate — ha·bit·u·ate hə bich ə .wāt, ha vb, at·ed; at·ing vt 1) to cause habituation in vi 1) to cause habituation <marijuana may be habituating> 2) to undergo habituation <habituate to a stimulus> …

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  • 13habituate — /heuh bich ooh ayt /, v., habituated, habituating. v.t. 1. to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury. 2. Archaic. to frequent. v.i. 3. to cause habituation, physiologically or… …

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  • 14habituate — Synonyms and related words: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, addict, adjust, bear, break, break in, case harden, condition, confirm, domesticate, domesticize, endure, establish, familiarize, fix, gentle, harden, housebreak,… …

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  • 15habituate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make familiar through constant practice or use: accustom, condition, inure, wont. See USUAL …

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  • 16habituate — ha|bit|u|ate [həˈbıtʃueıt] v be/become habituated to (doing) sth formal to be used to something or gradually become used to it ▪ Over the centuries, these animals have become habituated to living in a dry environment …

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  • 17habituate — ha|bit|u|ate [ hə bıtʃu,eıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to make someone experience something regularly so that they become familiar with it …

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  • 18habituate — ha bit·u·ate || hÉ™ bɪtʃʊeɪt v. make one accustomed to, familiarize …

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  • 19habituate — verb make or become accustomed to something. Derivatives habituation noun Origin C15 (earlier (ME) as habituation): from late L. habituat , habituare accustom , from habitus (see habit) …

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  • 20habituate — v. a. Accustom, familiarize, inure, use, train, harden …

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