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/hæbɪˈtuːeɪt/ · hab-i-uate
verb
- To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize. The new employee will habituate to the office environment within a few weeks.
- To settle as an inhabitant. The family habituated in the new house after a few months of renting.
transitive verb
- To cause someone to become accustomed to a particular environment or situation. The doctor will habituate her patients to the new medication gradually.
Did you know? The word habituate has been used in various contexts, including psychology and medicine, to describe the process of making someone accustomed to a particular environment or situation.