acclimatize

== English == === Alternative forms === acclimatise (chiefly British) === Etymology === From acclimate +‎ -ize. First attested in 1836. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/ Hyphenation: ac‧cli‧ma‧tize === Verb === acclimatize (third-person singular simple present acclimatizes, present participle acclimatizing, simple past and past participle acclimatized) (intransitive) To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation. (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== acclimate acclimation ==== Translations ====