habituate

Example Sentences

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The media has a responsibility to fight back in kind, and at least try to habituate people to recognizing and confronting the truth.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2024

"Animals tend to habituate to these unnatural cues and so deterrent effects are only temporary," he said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2024

But enough venues are starting to ask for digital passes to worry some privacy advocates, who fear the trend could habituate consumers to constant tracking.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2021

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

To illustrate the necessity for deliberation, and to habituate men to battle conditions, small and comparatively indistinct targets are designated.

From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by Department, U. S. War