Main Entry: ha·bit·u·ate

Pronunciation: \hə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwāt, ha-, -chü-ˌāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ha·bit·u·at·ed; ha·bit·u·at·ing

Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 : to make used to something : accustom
2 : frequent 1intransitive verb 1 : to cause habituation
2 : to undergo habituation <habituate to a stimulus>