Medical Dictionary

habituate

verb ha·bit·u·ate \hə-ˈbich-ə-ˌwāt, ha-\
ha·bit·u·at·edha·bit·u·at·ing

Medical Definition of HABITUATE

transitive verb
1
:  to cause habituation in
intransitive verb
1
:  to cause habituation <marijuana may be habituating>
2
:  to undergo habituation <habituate to a stimulus>

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