acclimatize

English

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Etymology

acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/
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  • Hyphenation: ac‧cli‧ma‧tize

Verb

acclimatize (third-person singular simple present acclimatizes, present participle acclimatizing, simple past and past participle acclimatized)

  1. (intransitive) To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
    acclimatize to the new regulations
  2. (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.
    acclimatize the staff to the new regulations

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