acclimatize
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- acclimatise (chiefly British)
Etymology
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From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: ac‧cli‧ma‧tize
Verb
[edit]acclimatize (third-person singular simple present acclimatizes, present participle acclimatizing, simple past and past participle acclimatized)
- (intransitive) To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
- acclimatize to the new regulations
- She quickly acclimatized to her new job in a foreign country.
- The soldiers had to acclimatize before starting operations in the desert.
- (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
- It takes time to acclimatize oneself to the thin air of high mountains.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]to get used to a new climate
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to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances
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