habituated

Meanings

• adjective

  Used to describe a person or animal that has become accustomed to or used to a particular situation, environment, or behavior.

  - "After living in the city for years, she had become habituated to the noise and chaos."
  - "The animal was habituated to the presence of tourists and would not run away when they approached."
  - "The patient was habituated to the hospital environment and felt more comfortable there than at home."

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Synonyms

accustom , inure

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with habituated
acclimated , adapted , graded , mated , remated

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Variants

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habituate , habituated , habituates , habituating

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Forms

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habituates, habituatedly

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'made a habit of' or 'accustomed to' in English.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'habituated' comes from the Latin word 'habituare', which means 'to make accustomed'.

2. The longest word that can be made using the letters in 'habituated' is 'unexpectedly'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Adaptation: The process of adjusting to new conditions or environments, often involving physical or behavioral changes.

2. Conditioning: The process of acquiring a new behavior or response through learning and experience.

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Culture

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In literature, 'habituated' is often used to describe characters who have become accustomed to difficult or unusual circumstances. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov is described as being 'habituated to the sight of death' after killing an old pawnbroker.

How to Memorize "habituated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'habituated' written out and pronounced in your mind.
   - Imagine a person or animal becoming accustomed to a new environment or situation.
   - Create a mental image of the word's definition and usage.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'habituated' with the concept of getting used to something.
   - Think of the word 'adapted' or 'acclimated' when you see or hear the word 'habituated'.
   - Create a mental link between the word and its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device using the first letter of each definition: 'Habit' + 'U' + 'B' + 'itu' + 'ated' = 'HUBBItuated'.
   - Use the acronym 'HABIT' to remember the definition: 'H'abitual 'A'ccustomed 'B'ehavior 'I'n 'T'he 'habituated'.

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