əˈklīməˌtīz also aˈ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: French acclimat er + English -ize
transitive verb
1. : to adapt to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
gradually acclimatized to temperatures that prove unsuited … under ordinary conditions — Popular Science Monthly
sufficiently acclimatized to altitudes of 24,000 feet — Geographical Journal
American varieties have been acclimatized in experimental farms operated by Japanese agriculturists — National Geographic
the ultimate outcome of this movement to acclimatize psychical research in the universities — Journal of Parapsychology
acclimatize the mind to a world of natural beauty — Times Literary Supplement
2. : to increase the stability of (a sol) toward a precipitant by adding the latter slowly
yeast acclimatized during preparation
intransitive verb
: to become acclimatized
Synonyms: see harden