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acclimate

[ ak-luh-meyt, uh-klahy-mit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

, ac·cli·mat·ed, ac·cli·mat·ing.

From the French word acclimater, dating back to 1785–95; ac-, climate

They do not acclimate as well to high temperatures, sweat less, and produce more body heat than adults.

When you look at happiness studies, you see that people acclimate to even terrible events: widowhood, divorce, terrible injuries.

You have to acclimate and accept your situation and not resist.

So now, they argued, it would in time acclimate itself to more rigorous temperatures.

So fast will Nature acclimate her sons, Though late returning to her pristine ways.

Persistent efforts have been made to acclimate both Heather and Gorse in America.

It may take a year or two to acclimate them to this more equable and more refreshing temperature.

They had learned to appreciate their skill in the arts, and resolved to acclimate those arts at home.

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