Sentence:  Argiento had been trained so rigorously by the Jesuits that Michelangelo was unable to <WSD>change</WSD> his habits : up before dawn to scrub the floors , whether they were dirty or not ; water boiling on the fire for washing laundry every day , the pots scoured with river sand after each meal . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  cause to change; make different; cause a transformation