'Habituate' definitions:
Definition of 'habituate'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Habituate'
From: GCIDE
- 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 habit of body: cf. F. habituer. See Habit.]
- 1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize. [1913 Webster]
- Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime. --Sir K. Digby. [1913 Webster]
- Men are first corrupted . . . and next they habituate themselves to their vicious practices. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Habituate'
From: GCIDE
- Habituate \Ha*bit"u*ate\ (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*[asl]t), a. Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.] --Hammond. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'habituate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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