"Habituate" Example Sentences
1. The zookeepers are trying to habituate the young gorilla to human presence slowly.
2. Over time, we have habituated ourselves to the constant noise and light pollution in big cities.
3. The soldiers tried to habituate to the extreme heat and desert conditions.
4. As she worked in the animal shelter, she began to habituate to the smells and sounds of so many different animals.
5. Counselors often help patients habituate to troubling memories through gradual exposure.
6. Scientists habituate animals to human interactions by feeding them regularly.
7. The tourists had to habituate to the higher altitude's thinner air on the mountain hike.
8. After a while, I began to habituate myself to waking up early for work every day.
9. We've habituated our pets to the new baby through introducing them slowly to his things and smells.
10. New employees must habituate to the fast pace and long hours of an investment banking firm.
11. The residents of the town could not habituate to the noise and commotion from the annual state fair.
12. The puppy had to habituate itself to being left alone for longer periods of time.
13. Researchers hope to habituate the shy macaques to their presence by sitting patiently outside their habitat.
14. Senior staff took time to habituate the new interns to their duties and responsibilities.
15. The new teacher had to habituate to a very different administration culture in her school.
16. Young honey bees must habituate to being around so many of their fellow bees in the hive.
17. The researchers are working to habituate the shy orangutans to their presence over a long period.
18. It took me a while to habituate myself to cooking different recipes and meals.
19. With repetition and exposure, the therapy dog began to habituate to loud sounds and noises.
20. The young wildlife must habituate themselves to living in close proximity to humans.
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Common Phases
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Habituate oneself to something - Become accustomed to something, grow used to it.
E.g., "He had to
habituate himself to the early mornings."
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Habituate someone/something to something - Make someone or something accustomed to something through repetition or exposure.
E.g., "The scientists are working to
habituate the monkeys to human presence."
• Gradual habituation - The process of becoming accustomed to something by increasing exposure over time in a gradual manner.
E.g., "Gradual habituation through psychotherapy helped him deal with his anxiety."
• Habituation therapy - A type of cognitive behavioral therapy that uses gradual exposure to help patients grow accustomed to troubling thoughts, memories or stimuli.
Some synonyms for
habituate:
• Acclimate
• Acclimatize
• Adapt
• Adjust
• Accommodate
• Inure
• Immune
• Insensitize
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.