habituate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /həˈbɪtʃuˌeɪt/ UK /həˈbɪtʃueɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to accustom someone or oneself to something through repetition

Divers habituate themselves to the cold over many weeks.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to accustom someone or... accustom acclimatize inure familiarize season adapt condition

Opposites

dishabituateunaccustom

Word family

Derived forms habituation

Related forms habit habitual habitude

Etymology

From Late Latin habituātus, past participle of habituāre ('to bring into a condition'), from Latin habitus ('condition, disposition'), from habēre ('to have, hold').

habituāre Latin habēre Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# habituate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /həˈbɪtʃuˌeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /həˈbɪtʃueɪt/

## Meanings
1. to accustom someone or oneself to something through repetition

## Examples
- Divers habituate themselves to the cold over many weeks.

## Synonyms
- accustom
- acclimatize
- inure
- familiarize
- season
- adapt
- condition

## Antonyms
- dishabituate
- unaccustom

## Derived Forms
- habituation

## Related Forms
- habit
- habitual
- habitude

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: habituāre
- Root: habēre

## Etymology
From Late Latin habituātus, past participle of habituāre ('to bring into a condition'), from Latin habitus ('condition, disposition'), from habēre ('to have, hold').

## AI Etymology
Habituate comes from Late Latin habituātus, past participle of habituāre ('to bring into a condition'), from Latin habitus ('condition, disposition'), from habēre ('to have, hold'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a verb, it means "to accustom someone or oneself to something through repetition", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin habituāre and Latin habēre. Derivative forms include habituation; related words include habit, habitual, habitude.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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