acclimate

See also: acclimaté

English

Etymology

1792, from French acclimater.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈklaɪ.mət/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt/, /əˈklaɪ.mət/
  • (file)

Verb

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.

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Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

acclimate

  1. inflection of acclimater:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Italian

Verb

acclimate

  1. inflection of acclimare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Participle

acclimate f pl

  1. feminine plural of acclimato

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