habituate, accustom
(verb) make psychologically or physically used (to something); “She became habituated to the background music”
use, habituate
(verb) take or consume (regularly or habitually); “She uses drugs rarely”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
habituate (third-person singular simple present habituates, present participle habituating, simple past and past participle habituated)
To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
(obsolete) To settle as an inhabitant.
• accustom
• inure
Source: Wiktionary
Ha*bit"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habituated; p. pr. & vb. n. Habituating.] Etym: [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.
Ha*bit"u*ate, a.
Definition: Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.] Hammond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
