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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•vet•er•ate /ɪnˈvɛtərɪt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- habitual; constant:an inveterate gambler.
- firmly established and continuing for a long time:an inveterate back problem.
in•vet•er•a•cy /ɪnˈvɛtərəsi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•vet•er•ate (in vet′ər it),USA pronunciation adj. - settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like:an inveterate gambler.
- firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.;
chronic.
- Latin inveterātus (past participle of inveterāre to grow old, allow to grow old, preserve), equivalent. to in- in-2 + veter- (stem of vetus) old + -ātus -ate1; compare veteran
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hardened, constant, habitual.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged set, fixed, rooted.
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