Definition of "habituated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of habituate. (verb)

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• "Both silverback's were "habituated" to human contact, making them trust humans and therefore vulnerable to attack."
• "They had (and Conrad Aveling confirmed all this enthusiastically) themselves 'habituated' two of the gorilla groups for human contact."
• "Visitors are also routinely warned not to feed animals in the park as that can contribute to them becoming "habituated" or comfortable with humans."