ACCLIMATIZE


Meaning of ACCLIMATIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əklaɪmətaɪz ]

( acclimatizes, acclimatizing, acclimatized)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'acclimatise'

When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it. ( FORMAL )

The athletes are acclimatising to the heat by staying in Monte Carlo...

This year he has left for St Louis early to acclimatise himself...

They have been travelling for two days and will need some time to acclimatise.

VERB : V to n , V pron-refl , V

• ac‧cli‧ma‧ti‧za‧tion

Acclimatization to higher altitudes may take several weeks.

N-UNCOUNT

• ac‧cli‧ma‧tized

It took her a while to get acclimatized to her new surroundings...

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ , oft ADJ to n

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