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title: habituate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «habituate» in the school dictionary: To habituate someone means to make them used to something by doing or meeting it again and again. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# habituate

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**Who acts:** them, animal, birds, you, bears, We · **What happens:** habituate, mean, make, use, do, meet · **To what, where:** someone, them, it, animal, scarecrow, birds · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«habituate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [habituate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/habituate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To habituate someone means to make them used to something by doing or meeting it again and again.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:habituate:m1:1
# text = To habituate someone means to make them used to something by doing or meeting it again and again.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	habituate	habituate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	_
11	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	meeting	meet	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	again	again	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	again	again	ADV	RB	_	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **habituate** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **use** *not said to happen* | participle | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to something | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **do** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **meet** | gerund |  | it |  |  | again |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Co-Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An animal becomes habituated when it stops reacting to something harmless that happens often, like birds ignoring a scarecrow.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:habituate:m2:1
# text = An animal becomes habituated when it stops reacting to something harmless that happens often, like birds ignoring a scarecrow.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	habituated	habituate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	reacting	react	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	_
11	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
18	ignoring	ignore	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	acl	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	scarecrow	scarecrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **habituate** | present · passive |  | a animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | present | animal |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **react** | gerund | animal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to something | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to something=Theme |
| 4 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  | like birds; often *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **ignore** | gerund | birds *not said here* | a scarecrow |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scarecrow=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The birds soon habituated to the scarecrow and ate the seeds anyway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:habituate:x1:1
# text = The birds soon habituated to the scarecrow and ate the seeds anyway.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	habituated	habituate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	scarecrow	scarecrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **habituate** | participle · passive |  | the birds |  |  |  | to the scarecrow; soon *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | past |  | the seeds |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Don't feed the bears, or they will become habituated to people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:habituate:x2:1
# text = Don't feed the bears, or they will become habituated to people.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	feed	feed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	habituated	habituate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	xcomp	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **feed** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the bears |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bear=Recipient |
| 2 | **become** | future | bears *= bear* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **habituate** | participle | bears *= bear* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to people | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We habituated to the noise of the trains after a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:habituate:x3:1
# text = We habituated to the noise of the trains after a week.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	habituated	habituate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trains	train	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **habituate** | past | We |  |  |  | week | to the noise of the trains | tree rules |
| 2 | **noise** |  | the trains |  |  |  |  |  | nom noise «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy was slowly habituated to the vacuum cleaner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:habituate:x4:1
# text = The puppy was slowly habituated to the vacuum cleaner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	habituated	habituate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	vacuum	vacuum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **habituate** | past · passive |  | the puppy |  |  |  | to the vacuum cleaner; slowly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Astronauts must habituate themselves to floating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:habituate:x5:1
# text = Astronauts must habituate themselves to floating.
1	Astronauts	astronaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	habituate	habituate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	floating	float	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **habituate** | must | Astronauts | Astronauts *= astronaut* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **float** | gerund | Astronauts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snails habituate to being touched and stop pulling in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:habituate:x6:1
# text = Snails habituate to being touched and stop pulling in.
1	Snails	snail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	habituate	habituate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	touched	touch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **habituate** | present | Snails |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **touch** | gerund · passive | Snails *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **stop** | present | Snails *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **pull in** | gerund | Snails *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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