acclimate

1792, from French acclimater, from à + climat (“climate”) from Latin ad + climat, (English climate) from Ancient Greek, from Proto-Indo-European – see climate.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ə.ˈklaɪ.mət/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt/, /ə.ˈklaɪ.mət/

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acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)

1. (transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
2. (transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
3. (intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.

• acclimatise/acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen, adjust

• acclimatation
• acclimatement
• acclimation

• acclimatize
• climate

acclimate

1. first-person singular present indicative of acclimater
2. third-person singular present indicative of acclimater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
5. second-person singular imperative of acclimater

• clameçait

acclimate

1. second-person plural present indicative of acclimare
2. second-person plural imperative of acclimare
3. feminine plural of acclimato

• malaticce