climatize

[ klahy-muh-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, cli·ma·tized, cli·ma·tiz·ing.

1. to acclimate to a new environment.
2. to prepare or modify (a building, vehicle, etc.) for use or comfort in a specific climate, especially one that includes extreme cold or extreme heat:

   to climatize a house by adding insulation and storm windows.

Other Words From

• clima·ti·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of climatize¹

First recorded in 1820–30; climate + -ize

Example Sentences

As I am from the south and it is an average difficulty for a southerner to endure the cold without being climatize.

From Project Gutenberg

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