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English
Etymology
From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/
- Hyphenation: ac‧cli‧ma‧tize
Verb
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
- (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
Derived terms
Translations
to get used to a new climate
to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances