habituate
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Then there are habits: we can habituate ourselves to speed - so fast can feel slow, and vice versa, depending on what you're used to.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
"There's this idea that the animals are going to habituate to humans if they're not hunted. But we've shown that this isn't the case.," says Clinchy.
From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023
They didn't want anyone to interfere with the reintroduction or to habituate him.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2022
Other sloths that will return to the wild receive numbers instead of names because the Rodriguezes do not want them to habituate to people.
From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2021
It was desirable to bring them to the court, and keep them under supervision, to make them dependent on the favour of the king, and habituate them to constant service.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max
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