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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ha•bit•u•a•tion (hə bich′o̅o̅ ā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Psychologythe act of habituating.
- Psychologythe condition of being habituated.
- Psychology, Physiologyphysiological tolerance to or psychological dependence on a drug, short of addiction.
- Psychologyreduction of psychological or behavioral response occurring when a specific stimulus occurs repeatedly.
- late Middle English. See habituate, -ion 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: haˌbituˈation /həˌbɪtjʊˈeɪʃən/ n - the act or process of habituating
- the temporary waning of an innate response that occurs when it is elicited many times in succession
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ha•bit•u•ate /həˈbɪtʃuˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object + to + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. - Animal Behaviorto cause (someone) to get used to a physical or mental situation; train:Working on a farm had habituated him to waking up early. They became habituated to the constant rain.
ha•bit•u•a•tion /həˌbɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ha•bit•u•ate (hə bich′o̅o̅ āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. - to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation:Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- [Archaic.]to frequent.
v.i. - Animal Behavior, Physiologyto cause habituation, physiologically or psychologically.
- Late Latin habituātus conditioned, constituted, (past participle of habituāre), equivalent. to habitu(s) habit1 + -ātus -ate1
- 1520–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged familiarize, acclimate, train.
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