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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
habituate .
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Examples
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Both silverback's were "habituated" to human contact, making them trust humans and therefore vulnerable to attack.
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They had (and Conrad Aveling confirmed all this enthusiastically) themselves 'habituated' two of the gorilla groups for human contact.
Last Chance to See Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1990
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Offenders, beyond a certain point, have to be (as the Americans used to say) "habituated".
Army Rumour Service 2010
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The French blame the US for the death of their craft cheese makers because we, somehow, "habituated" them to pasteurization?
The Seattle Times 2010
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Visitors are also routinely warned not to feed animals in the park as that can contribute to them becoming "habituated" or comfortable with humans.
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After a while the babies stopped looking for so long in the direction of the face and music - they "habituated" to it
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This really is wilderness, and the wildlife is really wild, not "habituated" like animals in the most popular reserves.
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"habituated" to their human observers or are isolated from other communities.
Scientific American 2010
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"habituated" to their human observers or are isolated from other communities.
Primates in the News 2010
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So, whenever I come see them, I'm just so grateful to them for accepting us. "the World Wildlife Fund -- and a team of local Pygmie guides in the Central African Republic have" habituated "the gorillas to human contact.
ABC News: ABCNews 2009
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