acclimatize
English
Alternative forms
- acclimatise (chiefly British)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə.ˈklaɪ.mə.ˌtaɪz/
Verb
acclimatize (third-person singular simple present acclimatizes, present participle acclimatizing, simple past and past participle acclimatized)
- (intransitive) To get used to a new climate.
- (transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
Usage notes
Has become more common in use than acclimate.
Derived terms
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Translations
to get used to a new climate
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to make used to a new climate
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