habitualize /hæˈbɪtual.aɪːz/ verb3 •To make habitual.The real secret of exercise is to habitualize it, to make it as automatic as eating lunch. — 1973 •To cause to treat something as habitual; to familiarize or accustom. •(US) To classify as a habitual offender (which has implications for sentencing). formshabitualized · habitualizing · habitualizes