Climatize

//ˈklaɪ.mɪtaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To acclimatize or become acclimatized.

    "Incidentally, the emphasis on the necessity of visual communication for the MTV generation is overblown. The MTV generation was climatized to visual media as an accident of history; had they been born in any other era they would have had to learn like anyone else."

  2. 2
    To adapt for comfort in extreme climates, especially as regards to temperature.

Synonyms

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acclimate

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"Incidentally, the emphasis on the necessity of visual communication for the MTV generation is overblown. The MTV generation was climatized to visual media as an accident of history; had they been born in any other era they would have had to learn like anyone else."

Etymology

From climate + -ize.

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