habituate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: habituate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for habituate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
habituate v take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" Synonym(s): use, habituate make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music" Synonym(s): habituate, accustom
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Habituate \Habit"uate\, a. Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.] --Hammond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Habituate \Habit"uate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Habituated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Habituating}.] [L. habituatus, p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body: cf. F. habituer. See {Habit}.] 1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize. Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime. --Sir K. Digby. Men are first corrupted . . . and next they habituate themselves to their vicious practices. --Tillotson. 2. To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.