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▪ I. † habituate, ppl. a. Obs.|həˈbɪtjuːət|
[ad. L. habituātus, pa. pple. of habituāre: see next.]
1. Made or become habitual; formed into a habit; established by repetition or continuance.
1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 94 b, When it is habituate by custome. 1689–90Temple Ess. Heroick Virtue vi. (Jod.), Either native, or habituate. 1720Welton Suffer. Son of God. I. ii. 33 In an habituate course to pursue its Dictates.
2. Of a person: Grown accustomed (to a thing); established in a habit or custom (= habitual 2 b).
1606Bp. Andrewes Serm. II. 203 That we might grow habituate in grace. 1626Bacon Sylva §383 Islanders habituate to moist airs. 1679J. Goodman Penit. Pardoned ii. i. (1713) 143 An old habituate sinner.
▪ II. habituate, v.|həˈbɪtjuːeɪt|
[f. L. habituāt-, ppl. stem of habituāre to bring into a condition, f. habitus condition, habit. Cf. F. habituer.]
†1. trans. To render (anything) habitual, form into a habit. Obs.
a1613Overbury Newes from Sea Wks. (1856) 181 Small faults habituated, are as dangerous as little leakes unfound. 1615Bargrave Serm. E iij, No injury..could habituate in him an Italianate and eternall malice. 1649Bp. Hall Cases Consc. iv. (1654) 26 A practice that is now so habituated amongst all nations.
2. To fix (any one) in a habit; to accustom to, familiarize with. pa. pple. Used, accustomed. Const. to († in, † into, † with), to do something.
1530Palsgr. 577/1 And I may ones habytuate hym in this condiscyon, all is safe. 1628T. Spencer Logick 61 A man that is habituated with righteousnesse. 1630R. Brathwait Eng. Gentlem. (1641) 4 To..habituate him to a more generous forme. a1680Charnock Attrib. God (1834) I. 4 He that habituates himself in some sordid lust. 1703Moxon Mech. Exerc. 202 By Use you must habituate your self to let the edge of your Tool bear upon the Work when the Pole..comes down. 1864Bowen Logic ix. 308 In minds not habituated to accurate thinking.
absol.1689W. Atwood Ld. C.-J. Herbert's Acc. Examined 58 Mischiefs more remote..may habituate to Corruption.
†3. To settle as an inhabitant (in a place). Obs. [After F. habituer.]
1603Florio Montaigne (1634) 548, I shall never be..so strictly habituated in my country, that I would follow him. 1695Temple Introd. Hist. Eng. Wks. II. 584 (L.) Many..gentlemen left their families habituated in these countries.
4. To resort to habitually, to frequent. U.S.
1872‘Ouida’ Fitz's Election (Tauchn.) 185 Lounge in the bay window, habituate the coulisses and employ..other..methods for killing time. 1883National Baptist (U.S.) XIX. 769 The places which he habituated and glorified. |