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- [huh-bich-oo-eyt]
- /həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪt/
- /həˈbɪtjʊeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huh-bich-oo-eyt]
- /həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪt/
Definitions of habituate word
- verb with object habituate to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury. 1
- verb with object habituate Archaic. to frequent. 1
- verb without object habituate to cause habituation, physiologically or psychologically. 1
- noun habituate Make or become accustomed or used to something. 1
- intransitive verb habituate accustom: to sth 1
- verb habituate to accustom; make used (to) 0
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Origin of habituate
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Late Latin habituātus conditioned, constituted, (past participle of habituāre), equivalent to habitu(s) habit1 + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Habituate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
habituate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
habituate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for habituate
verb habituate
- discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- school — a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together.
- adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- inure — to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold.
- confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
Antonyms for habituate
verb habituate
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- disorientate — to disorient.
- dishabituate — to cause to be no longer habituated or accustomed.
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