acclimate
See also: acclimaté
English
Etymology
1792, from French acclimater.
Pronunciation
Verb
acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)
- (transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
- (transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
- (intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- acclimatable
- acclimatation
- acclimatement
- acclimation nonacclimating
- acclimator
- deacclimate
- photoacclimate
- reacclimate
Related terms
Translations
(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
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French
Pronunciation
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Verb
acclimate
- inflection of acclimater:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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Italian
Verb
acclimate
- inflection of acclimare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
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