Ha*bit"u*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habituated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Habituating (?).] [L. habituatus, p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body: cf. F. habituer. See Habit.]
1.
To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime.
Sir K. Digby.
Men are first corrupted . . . and next they habituate themselves to their vicious practices.
Tillotson.
2.
To settle as an inhabitant.
[Obs.]
Sir W. Temple.
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Ha*bit"u*ate (?), a.
Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual.
[R.]
Hammond.
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