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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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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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