The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated. / (psychology) The process of becoming accustomed to an internal or external stimulus, such as a noxious smell or loud noise.

plural of habituation

(US, law) To classify as a habitual offender (which has implications for sentencing). / To make habitual. / To cause to treat something as habitual; to familiarize or accustom.

simple past tense and past participle of habitualize

The process of habitualizing.

plural of habitualization

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habitualize

present participle of habitualize

plural of habituator

One who habituates, or becomes used to a stimulus. / A device that produces noise, used as an implant to treat tinnitus.