acclimate

acclimate
acclimatable /euh kluy"mi teuh beuhl/, adj.acclimation /ak'leuh may"sheuhn/, n.
/ak"leuh mayt', euh kluy"mit/, v.t., v.i., acclimated, acclimating.
to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.
[1785-95; < F acclimater. See AC-, CLIMATE]

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  • acclimate — acclimatize, *harden, season Analogous words: accustom, *habituate: *adapt, adjust, conform …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • acclimate — [v] make or become adjusted, adapted acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen; concepts 202,701 …   New thesaurus

  • acclimate — [ak′lə māt΄, ə klī′mət] vt., vi. acclimated, acclimating [Fr acclimater: see AD & CLIMATE] to accustom or become accustomed to a different climate, environment, or circumstances, as by physiological or psychological changes acclimation n …   English World dictionary

  • acclimate — UK [ˈæklɪmeɪt] / US [əˈklaɪmət] / US [ˈæklɪˌmeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms acclimate : present tense I/you/we/they acclimate he/she/it acclimates present participle acclimating past tense acclimated past participle acclimated… …   English dictionary

  • acclimate — I acclimate, acclimatize (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. accustom, inure, habituate. See habit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. adapt, accommodate, adjust, become accustomed to; see adjust 1 , conform . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …   English dictionary for students

  • acclimate — verb ( mated; mating) Etymology: French acclimater, from a (from Latin ad ) + climat climate Date: 1792 transitive verb to adapt to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation intransitive verb to become accli …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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