habituate
2 synonyms for habituate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To get someone or something used to a situation.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English habituat(e) (“physically established or present”), borrowed from Late Latin habituātus, perfect passive participle of habituō (“to bring into a condition or habit of body”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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