Definition of HABITUATE

habituate

Meanings

Verb

  • take or consume (regularly or habitually)
  • make psychologically or physically used (to something)
    • "She became habituated to the background music"
  • To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
  • To settle as an inhabitant.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English habituate (“physically established or present”, adjective), from Latin habituātus, past participle of habituāre (“to bring into a condition or habit of body”).

Synonyms

accustom, inure, use

Scrabble Score: 14

habituate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
habituate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
habituate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

habituate is a valid Words With Friends word