habituate

ha·bit·u·ate

H0003100 (hə-bĭch′o͞o-āt′)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 habituātus, past participle of habituārī, to be in a condition, from Latin habitus, condition, habit; see habit.]

habituate

(həˈbɪtjʊˌeɪt) vb1. to accustom; make used (to)2. archaic US and Canadian to frequent

ha•bit•u•ate

(həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to accustom (an individual) either physically or mentally to a particular situation; train. 2. Archaic. to frequent. v.i. 3. to cause habituation. [1520–30; < Medieval Latin habituātus, past participle of habituāre, derivative of Latin habitus habit¹]

habituate

Past participle: habituated
Gerund: habituating

Imperative
habituate
habituate

Present
I habituate
you habituate
he/she/it habituates
we habituate
you habituate
they habituate

Preterite
I habituated
you habituated
he/she/it habituated
we habituated
you habituated
they habituated

Present Continuous
I am habituating
you are habituating
he/she/it is habituating
we are habituating
you are habituating
they are habituating

Present Perfect
I have habituated
you have habituated
he/she/it has habituated
we have habituated
you have habituated
they have habituated

Past Continuous
I was habituating
you were habituating
he/she/it was habituating
we were habituating
you were habituating
they were habituating

Past Perfect
I had habituated
you had habituated
he/she/it had habituated
we had habituated
you had habituated
they had habituated

Future
I will habituate
you will habituate
he/she/it will habituate
we will habituate
you will habituate
they will habituate

Future Perfect
I will have habituated
you will have habituated
he/she/it will have habituated
we will have habituated
you will have habituated
they will have habituated

Future Continuous
I will be habituating
you will be habituating
he/she/it will be habituating
we will be habituating
you will be habituating
they will be habituating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been habituating
you have been habituating
he/she/it has been habituating
we have been habituating
you have been habituating
they have been habituating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been habituating
you will have been habituating
he/she/it will have been habituating
we will have been habituating
you will have been habituating
they will have been habituating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been habituating
you had been habituating
he/she/it had been habituating
we had been habituating
you had been habituating
they had been habituating

Conditional
I would habituate
you would habituate
he/she/it would habituate
we would habituate
you would habituate
they would habituate

Past Conditional
I would have habituated
you would have habituated
he/she/it would have habituated
we would have habituated
you would have habituated
they would have habituated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	habituate - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"useingest, 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"accustomalter, 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)

habituate

verb accustom, train, condition, school, season, discipline, break in, harden, acquaint, familiarize, inure, acclimatize, make used to The researchers first habituated each baby to their surroundings.

habituate

verbTo make familiar through constant practice or use:accustom, condition, inure, wont.

Translations

gewöhnenabituare