Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dishabituate

/dɪsəˈbɪtʃueɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
disha-bit-u-ate
IPA
/dɪsəˈbɪtʃueɪt/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To respond (to a stimulus) with dishabituation.

Intransitive verb

verb

To reach a state of dishabituation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin habitus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin habituō, habituātusbor. Middle English habituateder. English habituate English dishabituate From dis- or habituate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪsəˈbɪtʃueɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce dishabituate?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsəˈbɪtʃueɪt/.
What does dishabituate mean?
To respond (to a stimulus) with dishabituation.
Where does dishabituate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin habitus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin habituō, habituātusbor. Middle English habituateder. English habituate English dishabituate From dis- or habituate.

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