HABITUATING

Verb

habituating

present participle of habituate

Adjective

habituating (not comparable)

habit-forming

Source: Wiktionary


HABITUATE

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



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