Habituate

(-yū-āt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. HABITUATED; p. pr. & vb. n. HABITUATING.] [Lat. habituare, habituatum, Pr., Sp., & Pg. habituar, It. abituare, Fr. habituer. See HABIT.]

1Sense 1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize. “Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime.” Digby.

2Sense 2. To settle as an inhabitant in a place. Temple.

a. Inveterate by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [Rare.] Hammond.