ac ‧ cli ‧ ma ‧ tize BrE AmE ( also acclimatise British English ) /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ ( also ac‧cli‧mate /əˈklaɪmət $ ˈækləmeɪt, əˈklaɪmət/ American English ) verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: acclimater , from climat ; ⇨ ↑ climate ]
to become used to a new place, situation, or type of weather, or to make someone become used to it
acclimatize to
Runners had to acclimatize to the humid tropical conditions.
acclimatize yourself (to something)
I found it hard to acclimatize myself to working at weekends.
—acclimatization /əˌklaɪmətaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable]