acclimatize
verb/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/
/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/
(British English also acclimatise)
(also acclimate especially in North American English)
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they acclimatize | /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ |
| he / she / it acclimatizes | /əˈklaɪmətaɪzɪz/ /əˈklaɪmətaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple acclimatized | /əˈklaɪmətaɪzd/ /əˈklaɪmətaɪzd/ |
| past participle acclimatized | /əˈklaɪmətaɪzd/ /əˈklaɪmətaɪzd/ |
| -ing form acclimatizing | /əˈklaɪmətaɪzɪŋ/ /əˈklaɪmətaɪzɪŋ/ |
- to get used to a new place, situation or climate
- Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize.
- acclimatize to something It takes many months to acclimatize to life in the tropics.
- be/get acclimatized to something We haven’t got acclimatized to village life yet.
- acclimatize yourself (to something) She was fine once she had acclimatized herself to the cold.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French acclimater ‘acclimatize’ + -ize.Definitions on the go
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