Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb habituate
2 senses of habituate
Sense 1
use, habituate -- (take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely")
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have -- (serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee")
Sense 2
habituate, accustom -- (make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")