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habituating |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Habituate \Ha*bit"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Habituated}; p. pr & vb n. {Habituating}.] [L. habituatus p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body: cf F. habituer. See {Habit}.] 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. --Tillotson. 2. To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
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