Acclimatize

//əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation. intransitive

    "acclimatize to the new regulations"

  2. 2
    get used to a certain climate wordnet
  3. 3
    To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate. transitive

    "acclimatize the staff to the new regulations"

Synonyms

All synonyms
acclimateacclimatiseaccommodateaccustom oneselfadaptadjust

Example

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"The winters come in strong, so I'm always spending December wrapped in layers and layers of thermal clothing while I acclimatize."

Etymology

From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.

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