habituate

Definition of habituate

Verbs

take or consume (regularly or habitually)
Synonyms:
use
Types:
drink, tope
drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
board
lodge and take meals (at)
Type of:
consume, have, ingest, take, take in
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
make psychologically or physically used (to something)
"She became habituated to the background music"
Synonyms:
accustom
Types:
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harden, indurate, inure
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
callous, cauterise, cauterize
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
brace oneself for, prepare for, steel oneself against, steel onself for
prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
teach
accustom gradually to some action or attitude
addict, hook
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

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