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habituate

 
Dictionary: ha·bit·u·ate   (hə-bĭch'ū-āt') pronunciation

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.
To accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure.

v.intr.
  1. To cause physiological or psychological habituation, as to a drug.
  2. Psychology. To experience habituation.

[From Middle English, accustomed, from Late Latin habituātus, past participle of habituārī, to be in a condition, from Latin habitus, condition, habit. See habit.]


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verb

    To make familiar through constant practice or use: accustom, condition, inure, wont. See usual/unusual.

Antonyms: habituate
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v

Definition: prepare, accustom
Antonyms: ignore, neglect


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vænne til, være stamgæst
v. intr. - være vanedannende

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ge)wennen, gewoonte vormen

Français (French)
v. tr. - s'accoutumer à
v. intr. - s'accoutumer à

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) gewöhnen, (ugs.) frequentieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξοικειώνω

Italiano (Italian)
abituare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - habituar, acostumar

Русский (Russian)
знакомить, создавать привыкание, часто посещать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - frecuentar, acostumbrar, habituar
v. intr. - crear dependencia (física o psicológica)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vänja

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使习惯于, 使熟习于, 上瘾

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使習慣於, 使熟習於
v. intr. - 上癮

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 익숙하게 하다, 습관들이다
v. intr. - 습관으로 형성되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 慣らす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعود, يروض على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרגיל‬
v. intr. - ‮התרגל‬


 
 
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