Habituate
21habituate — verb be /become habituated to (doing sth) formal to be or gradually become used to something: Over the centuries, these animals have become habituated to living in such a dry environment …
22habituate — verb poverty had habituated their children to a life of hopelessness Syn: accustom, make used, familiarize, adapt, adjust, attune, acclimatize, acculturate, condition; inure, harden; acclimate …
23habituate — v accustom, make used to, familiarize, make familiar with, make routine; acclimate, acclimatize, adapt, naturalize, domesticate; break in, train, drill, discipline; harden, toughen, inure, season, temper, anneal …
24habituate — ha•bit•u•ate [[t]həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) anb psl to accustom (an individual) either physically or mentally to a particular situation; train 2) archaic to frequent 3) anb psl to cause habituation • Etymology: 1520–30; < ML… …
25habituate — /həˈbɪtʃueɪt / (say huh bichoohayt) verb (t) (habituated, habituating) 1. to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.) as to something; make used (to). 2. US Colloquial to frequent. {Late Latin habituātus, past participle of habituāre bring into a… …
26habituate — v.tr. (often foll. by to) accustom; make used to something. Derivatives: habituation n. Etymology: LL habituare (as HABIT) …
27Habituated — Habituate Ha*bit u*ate (h[.a]*b[i^]t [ u]*[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Habituated} (h[.a]*b[i^]t [ u]*[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Habituating} (h[.a]*b[i^]t [ u]*[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. habituatus, p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or… …
28Habituating — Habituate Ha*bit u*ate (h[.a]*b[i^]t [ u]*[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Habituated} (h[.a]*b[i^]t [ u]*[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Habituating} (h[.a]*b[i^]t [ u]*[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. habituatus, p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or… …
29habituation — habituate ► VERB chiefly Zoology ▪ make or become accustomed to something. DERIVATIVES habituation noun …
30inure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. toughen, accustom, familiarize, harden, habituate. See habit, strengthen. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. accustom, habituate, toughen; see familiarize with , harden 3 , strengthen , teach 1 . III (Roget s …
