Habituate /(hȧ*bĭt"ū̇*āt)/

Ha·bit·u·ate

Habituate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Habituated; p. pr. & vb. n. Habituating

  1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
    Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime.
    — Sir K. Digby.
    Men are first corrupted . . . and next they habituate themselves to their vicious practices.
  2. To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.]

Habituate

a.
  1. Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.]