Habituated
[hə'bitʃueitid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Habituate
Checker: Rhonda
Examples
- Those who are habituated to the--ha--Marshalsea, are pleased to call me its father. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- In 1913 these masses were living as they had lived since birth; they were habituated to the life they led. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The savage is merely habituated; the civilized man has habits which transform the environment. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Once habituated to his distrustful manner, said I, I have done very well. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I had become habituated to Worcester's society and Worcester's attentions, and was beginning to feel a very lively friendship for him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Habituated to the palet?t and bonnet-grec, the neighbourhood of these garments seemed no longer uncomfortable or very formidable. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- A very great number of characters have to be learnt and the mind habituated to their use. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Flattery and meanness again arise when the spirited element is subjected to avarice, and the lion is habituated to become a monkey. Plato. The Republic.
- The action was more frank and fearless than any I was habituated to indulge in: somehow it pleased her. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Checker: Rhonda