habituate

Definition of Habituate in English :

1. habituate, use

take or consume (regularly or habitually)

Example Sentences:
'She uses drugs rarely'

2. accustom, habituate

make psychologically or physically used (to something)

Example Sentences:
'She became habituated to the background music'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Habituate

verb

1.

to accustom; make used (to)

2. US and Canadian archaic

to frequent

verb transitiveWord forms: haˈbituˌated or haˈbituˌating

1.

to make used (to); accustom

often used reflexively

to habituate oneself to the cold

2. US, Archaic

to frequent

verb intransitive

3.

to cause addiction

v. ha·bit·u·at·ed, ha·bit·u·at·ing, ha·bit·u·ates

v.tr.

To accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure.

v.intr.

1. To cause physiological or psychological habituation, as to a drug.

2. Psychology To experience habituation.