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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Habituate

/(hȧ*bĭt"ū̇*āt)/ · Ha·bit·u·ate · IPA /həˈbɪtju.eɪt/
01 v. t. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
imp. & p. p. Habituated; p. pr. & vb. n. Habituating
  1. 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. 2.
    To settle as an inhabitant.[Obs.]
02 a. Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual.
  1. 1.
    Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual.[R.]