acclimatize

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Scrabble points
26
Words With Friends
30
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/

Definition of acclimatize

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
    “acclimatize to the new regulations”
    “She quickly acclimatized to her new job in a foreign country.”
    “The soldiers had to acclimatize before starting operations in the desert.”
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
    “acclimatize to the new regulations”
    “She quickly acclimatized to her new job in a foreign country.”
    “The soldiers had to acclimatize before starting operations in the desert.”
  2. (transitive)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.
    “acclimatize the staff to the new regulations”
    “It takes time to acclimatize oneself to the thin air of high mountains.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă)bor. Latin climalbor. Middle French climat French climat Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French acclimaterbor. English acclimate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English acclimatize From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.

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