ACCLIMATIZE

[UK and ANZ] usually -ise, US also acclimate [verb] - to (cause to) change to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc.Even then, more time will be needed for the troops and equipment to become acclimatized to desert conditions. [T]We found it impossible to acclimatize ourselves to the new working conditions. [T]The defending champion is Grant Turner of England, who has acclimatized to the 90°F sunshine by spending the past month in Florida. [I]"Why is it that it rains all the time in England?" "Don't worry - you'll soon acclimatize." [I]