ACCLIMATIZE


Meaning of ACCLIMATIZE in English

( BrE also ac·cli·ma·tise ) / əˈklaɪmətaɪz; NAmE / ( NAmE also ac·cli·mate ) verb

acclimatize (yourself) (to sth) to get used to a new place, situation or climate :

[ v ]

Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize.

[ vn ]

She was fine once she had acclimatized herself to the cold.

►  ac·cli·ma·tiza·tion , ac·cli·ma·tisa·tion / əˌklaɪmətaɪˈzeɪʃn; NAmE -təˈz-/ noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from French acclimater acclimatize + -ize .

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