English Explanatory Dictionary

habituate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
  2. To settle as an inhabitant.

Pronunciation

/həˈbɪtju.eɪt/ /həˈbɪt͡ʃu.eɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-habituate.wav

Word forms

habituate habituates habituating habituated

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English habituat(e) (“physically established or present”), borrowed from Late Latin habituātus, perfect passive participle of habituō (“to bring into a condition or habit of body”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

accustom inure

Related words

habit habitual habituation

Derived words

dishabituate habituative habituator nonhabituated unhabituate unhabituated
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