habituate (redirected from habituates)

ha·bit·u·ate  (h-bch-t)

v. ha·bit·u·at·ed, ha·bit·u·at·ing, ha·bit·u·ates

v.tr.

To accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure.

v.intr.

1. To cause physiological or psychological habituation, as to a drug.

2. Psychology To experience habituation.

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[From Middle English, accustomed, from Late Latin habitutus, past participle of habitur, to be in a condition, from Latin habitus, condition, habit; see habit.]

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habituate

Verb

[-ating, -ated] to accustom; get used to: habituated to failure

habituation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	habituate - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" use ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" board - lodge and take meals (at)
	2.	habituate - make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music" accustom alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" inure, indurate, harden - cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" teach - accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents" addict, hook - to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)