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Habit \Hab"it\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habited; p. pr. & vb. n. Habiting.]

[OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter, fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr. habere to have. See Habit, n.]

1. To inhabit. [Obs.]

[1913 Webster]

In thilke places as they [birds] habiten. --Rom. of R. [1913 Webster]

2. To dress; to clothe; to array. [1913 Webster]

They habited themselves like those rural deities. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.]

--Chapman. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Habit \Hab"it\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habited; p. pr. & vb. n. Habiting.]

[OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter, fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr. habere to have. See Habit, n.]

1. To inhabit. [Obs.]

In thilke places as they [birds] habiten. --Rom. of R.

2. To dress; to clothe; to array.

They habited themselves lite those rural deities. --Dryden.

3. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.]

Chapman.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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