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habituate

ha·bi·tuate

UK/həˈbɪtju.eɪt/ US/həˈbɪt͡ʃu.eɪt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

take or consume (regularly or habitually)

  • “She uses drugs rarely”
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2.

make psychologically or physically used (to something)

  • “She became habituated to the background music”
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Origin

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).

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