habituate

/həˈbɪtju.eɪt/

habituate means to make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.

habituate is pronounced /həˈbɪtju.eɪt/.

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).

verb

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

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

accustom 86% match — To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. vs habituate →
accustomize 78% match — To accustom; to learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment. vs habituate →
accustomate 77% match — Customary, usual. vs habituate →
accustomable 74% match — Habitual; customary; wonted. vs habituate →
accustomation 74% match — The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation. vs habituate →
accustomedness 73% match — Habituation; the quality of being used to something. vs habituate →
accustomed 72% match — Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions. (of a person) vs habituate →
acclimate 71% match — To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. vs habituate →