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Acclimate

Ac-cli′mate

(#; 277)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Acclimated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Acclimating
.]
[F.
acclimater
;
(l.
ad
) +
climat
climate. See
Climate
.]
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)

  1. (transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
  2. (transitive) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
  3. (intransitive) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.

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French

Verb

acclimate

  1. first-person singular present indicative of acclimater
  2. third-person singular present indicative of acclimater
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
  5. second-person singular imperative of acclimater

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Italian

Verb

acclimate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of acclimare
  2. second-person plural imperative of acclimare
  3. feminine plural of acclimato

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