habituateEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryhabituate /həˈbiCHəˌwāt, həˈbɪtʃəˌweɪt / ▸ verb make or become accustomed or used to something: [with object] she had habituated the chimps to humans. – ORIGIN late 15th century : from late Latin habituat- ‘accustomed’, from the verb habituare, from habitus (see habit).