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Inveterate
Inveterate In*vet"er*ate, v. t.
To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
InveterateInveterate In*vet"er*ate, a. [L. inveteratus, p. p. of
inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old.
See Veteran.]
1. Old; long-established. [Obs.]
It is an inveterate and received opinion. --Bacon.
2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate;
deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease;
an inveterate abuse.
Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. --Shak.
3. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed;
habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
4. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. --H. Brooke. Inveterately
Inveterately In*vet"er*ate*ly, adv.
In an inveterate manner or degree. ``Inveterately tough.'
--Hawthorne.
Inveterateness
Inveterateness In*vet"er*ate*ness, n.
Inveteracy. --Sir T. Browne.
Inveteration
Inveteration In*vet`er*a"tion, n. [L. inveteratio.]
The act of making inveterate. [R.] --Bailey.
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