inveterate
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inveterate
- /ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/ Canada, US, UK
- /ɪnˈvetəɹɪt/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛtəɹɪt
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The adjective is first attested in 1528, the verb in 1574; borrowed from Latin inveterātus (“of long standing, chronic”), perfect passive participle of inveterō and participial adjective (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in, into”) + veterō (“to age”), from vetus, veteris (“old”). Cognate with Italian inveterato, French invétéré. By surface analysis, in- (“not, opposite”) + veterate.
adjective more inveterate · most inveterate
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Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.
Near-synonyms: deep-rooted, ingrained, ineradicable, indelible, radicated, chronic, permanent
Similar: long-standing, deep-rooted, ingrained, ineradicable, indelible, radicated, chronic, permanent · Opposite: transient, temporary, momentary, fleeting, impermanent, shifting, acute, novel
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Having had a habit (usually a bad habit) for a long time.
Near-synonyms: hardened, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool
Similar: hardened, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool · Opposite: casual, sometime, occasional, dilettante
- Malignant; virulent; spiteful. A man of mild manners can form no idea of inveterate revenge or cruelty[…]
Similar: bred-in-the-bone, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, ingrained, inveterate, long-standing, radicated · Opposite: casual, transient
verb inveterates · inveterating · inveterated
- To fix and settle after a long time; to entrench. "the vulgar conceived that now there was an end given, and a consummation to superstitious prophecies, the belief of fools, but the talk sometimes of wise men, and to an ancient tacit expectation which had by tradition been infused and inveterated into men's minds."
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adjective
Similar: bred-in-the-bone, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, ingrained, inveterate, long-standing, radicated · Opposite: casual, transient
Translations
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adj firmly established
| 日本語 | 根深い nebukai, 根強い neduyoi, 慢性の mansei no |
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| Português | inveterado |
| Français | invétéré |
| Deutsch | chronisch, tief verwurzelt, unüberwindbar |
| Italiano | inveterato |
| Русский | закорене́лый zakorenélyj |
| العربية | مُتَأَصِّل mutaʔaṣṣil, مُتَوَاصِل mutawāṣil, رَاسِخ rāsiḵ |
adj whose habits are firmly established
| Español | empedernido, incorregible |
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| 日本語 | 常習の jōshū no |
| Português | inveterado |
| Français | invétéré |
| Deutsch | eingefleischt, unverbesserlich |
| Italiano | inveterato, incallito, incorreggibile, accanito, recidivo |
| Русский | закорене́лый zakorenélyj, заядлый zajadlyj |
| العربية | عَرِيق ʕarīq, مُدْمِن mudmin, مُزْمِن muzmin |
Talk about this word "inveterate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inveterate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inveterate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inveterate "inveterate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inveterate.Cite this
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title = {inveterate},
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