programme
verb [T + obj + to infinitive ] UK (US program (-mm-)) /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm/
/ˈproʊ-/ Definition
› to tell a device or system to operate in a particular way or at a particular time: I've programmed the heating to come on at 6.00.Computer programming and software be programmed to do sth › to always do or think a particular thing, although you do not try to: I'm programmed to wake up at seven.Habitual behaviour
(Definition of programme verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- atavistic adjective
- creature of habit idiom
- custom noun (USUAL WAY)
- diet noun
- disposition noun
- foible noun
- force noun (INFLUENCE)
- habit noun (REPEATED ACTION)
- kink noun (HABIT)
- leaning noun
- penchant noun
- practice noun (REGULAR ACTIVITY)
- proclivity noun
- propensity noun
- routine noun
- take to sth phrasal verb
- tendency noun
- wont adjective
- wont noun
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks idiom
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