Acclimatize

  • 51acclimate — (AE) see acclimatize * * * [ æklɪmeɪt] (AE) see acclimatize …

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  • 52adjust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. fix, adapt, true, regulate, straighten; settle, compensate; equalize, rate. See agreement, equality. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bring into agreement] Syn. change, modify, alter, adapt, accommodate,… …

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  • 53assimilate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. digest, absorb; incorporate, merge (with). See similarity, imitation, learning. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To absorb] Syn. take up, digest, osmose; see absorb 1 . 2. [To understand] Syn. grasp, learn,… …

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  • 54conform — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. comply, follow, acquiesce, submit, fit in, assimilate, accommodate, adapt, adjust, accustom, acclimate, acclimatize, correspond, agree, accord, harmonize, fit, suit, reconcile, do as others do, conventionalize, fit the… …

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  • 55acclimate — (v.) 1792, from Fr. acclimater, from à to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + climat (see CLIMATE (Cf. climate)). Related: Acclimated; acclimating. The extended form ACCLIMATIZE (Cf. acclimatize) is now more common …

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  • 56acclimatisation — noun adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) • Syn: ↑acclimatization, ↑acclimation • Derivationally related forms: ↑acclimate (for: ↑acclimation), ↑acclimatise, ↑ …

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  • 57Acclimate — Ac*cli mate (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acclimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acclimating}.] [F. acclimater; [ a] (l. ad) + climat climate. See {Climate}.] To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 58Acclimated — Acclimate Ac*cli mate (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acclimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acclimating}.] [F. acclimater; [ a] (l. ad) + climat climate. See {Climate}.] To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 59Acclimating — Acclimate Ac*cli mate (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acclimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acclimating}.] [F. acclimater; [ a] (l. ad) + climat climate. See {Climate}.] To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 60acclimatise — British variant of acclimatize …

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