ACCLIMATE

acclimatize, acclimatise, acclimate

(verb) get used to a certain climate; “They never acclimatized in Egypt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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

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

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cli"mate (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acclimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Acclimating.] Etym: [F. acclimater; Ă  (l. ad) + climat climate. See Climate.]

Definition: To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. J. H. Newman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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