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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Habituate \Ha*bit"u*ate\ (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*[asl]t), adjective Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.] --Hammond.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Habituate \Ha*bit"u*ate\ (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*[=a]t), verb (used with an object) [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 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
habituate
verb
1: take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" [syn: {use}]
2: make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music" [syn: {accustom}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
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