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• Inveteration
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(1):

(a.) Old; long-established.

(2):

(a.) Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse.

(3):

(a.) Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.

(4):

(a.) Malignant; virulent; spiteful.

(5):

(v. t.) To fix and settle by long continuance.