to accustom or train (a person, animal, or group) to be familiar and comfortable with a particular environment, stimulus, or situation The trainer habituated the bear to the sound of human voices.
(psychology) to experience a progressive decrease in responsiveness to a repeated stimulus through continual exposure After repeated exposure, neural responses habituate to the flashing light.
to become accustomed or used to something through repeated experience The children quickly habituated to the smell of the farm.