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Acclimate
Ac-cli′mate
(#; 277)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Acclimated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Acclimating
.] To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
J. H. Newman.
Definition 2024
acclimate
acclimate
See also: acclimaté
English
Verb
acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)
- (transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
- (transitive) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
- (intransitive) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
Synonyms
- acclimatise/acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen, adjust
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
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French
Verb
acclimate
- first-person singular present indicative of acclimater
- third-person singular present indicative of acclimater
- first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
- first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
- second-person singular imperative of acclimater