Examples of habituate in a Sentence
the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs
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Delaney Prince, the campground host at Pine City describes Victor as calm, and totally habituated to the presence of humans and their food.
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Naturally habituating the jaguars to safari cruisers—which is not about taming the cats, but keeping them wild and free, yet also comfortable around the vehicles—does more than ensure sightings.
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This surge is not a fleeting trend but a true shift in that consumers are now habituated to browsing vast product ranges online, reading reviews and making informed purchases.
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Smartphones have thus habituated people to an expectation of stimulation—and potential reward—at every moment.
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024
Naturally habituating the jaguars to safari cruisers—which is not about taming the cats, but keeping them wild and free, yet also comfortable around the vehicles—does more than ensure sightings.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2024
This surge is not a fleeting trend but a true shift in that consumers are now habituated to browsing vast product ranges online, reading reviews and making informed purchases.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2024
Smartphones have thus habituated people to an expectation of stimulation—and potential reward—at every moment.
—Christine Emba, The Atlantic, 8 July 2024
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“Habituate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habituate. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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habituate
verb
ha·bit·u·ate
hə-ˈbich-ə-ˌwāt 
ha-
habituated; habituating
: to make used to something
habituation
noun
-ˌbich-ə-ˈwā-shən
Medical Definition
habituate
verb
ha·bit·u·ate
hə-ˈbich-ə-ˌwāt, ha-
habituated; habituating
: to cause habituation in
1
: to cause habituation
marijuana may be habituating
2
: to undergo habituation
habituate to a stimulus
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