[{"word":"inveterate","phonetic":"/ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/inveterate-uk.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88670803","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To fix and settle after a long time; to entrench.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"an inveterate disease"},{"definition":"(of a person) Having had a habit for a long time","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"an inveterate idler"},{"definition":"Malignant; virulent; spiteful.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["chronic","deep-rooted","hardened","ineradicable","ingrained","radicated"],"antonyms":["casual","transient"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inveterate"]}]