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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inveterate \In*vet"er*ate\, v. t. To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] --Bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inveterate \In*vet"er*ate\, a. [L. inveteratus p. p. of inveterare to render old pref. in- in + vetus, veteris old See {Veteran}.] 1. Old long-established. [Obs.] It is an inveterate and received opinion. --Bacon. 2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse. Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. --Shak. 3. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as an inveterate idler or smoker. 4. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. --H. Brooke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inveterate adj : having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker" [syn: {chronic}, {confirmed}, {habitual}, {inveterate(a)}]
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