Examples of habituate in a Sentence
the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs
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Campers were warned against leaving footwear outside their tents to avoid habituating the fox to humans.
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Ruffin Prevost, AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Just like black bears, coyotes can be habituated and lose their natural fear of people through intentional or unintentional feeding.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
In some cases, DEEP said loud noises are not effective at scaring away bears, especially ones that have already been habituated.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
In Land And Water Winners It’s believed that the Arctic wolves of Ellesmere Island don’t fear humans because they are neither hunted by nor habituated to them.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Ruffin Prevost, AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Just like black bears, coyotes can be habituated and lose their natural fear of people through intentional or unintentional feeding.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
In some cases, DEEP said loud noises are not effective at scaring away bears, especially ones that have already been habituated.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
In Land And Water Winners It’s believed that the Arctic wolves of Ellesmere Island don’t fear humans because they are neither hunted by nor habituated to them.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for habituate
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“Habituate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habituate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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habituate
verb
ha·bit·u·ate
hə-ˈbich-ə-ˌwāt 
ha-
habituated; habituating
: to make used to something
habituation
noun
-ˌbich-ə-ˈwā-shən
Medical Definition
habituate
verb
ha·bit·u·ate
hə-ˈbich-ə-ˌwāt, ha-
habituated; habituating
: to cause habituation in
1
: to cause habituation
marijuana may be habituating
2
: to undergo habituation
habituate to a stimulus
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