habituate
Use Habituate in a sentence
uˌeɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
2.
Archaic. to frequent.
verb (used without object)
3.
to cause habituation, physiologically or psychologically.
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World English Dictionary
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to accustom; make used (to) |
| 2. | archaic (US), (Canadian) to frequent |
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Medical Dictionary
habituate ha·bit·u·ate (hə-bĭch'&oomacr;-āt')
v. ha·bit·u·at·ed, ha·bit·u·at·ing, ha·bit·u·ates
To accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure.
To cause physiological or psychological habituation, as to a drug.
To experience psychological habituation.
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Example sentences
If you search the annals of science, you won't find anywhere that females with babies are the first to habituate.
Researchers there habituate the meerkats using food treats in order to weigh, capture and collar individual animals.
Adaptation, in this case, is the process by which neurons habituate and eventually cease responding to an unchanging stimulus.
Habituate them to humans and vessels, placing them at risk of injury.
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