acclimate
[ak-luh-meyt, uh-klahy-mit]
- to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.
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Origin of acclimate
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Examples from the Web for acclimate
Contemporary Examples
They do not acclimate as well to high temperatures, sweat less, and produce more body heat than adults.
You have to acclimate and accept your situation and not resist.
Historical Examples
A variation of it was given you to acclimate you to Earth's gravity and atmosphere.
Star PerformerRobert J. Shea
They had learned to appreciate their skill in the arts, and resolved to acclimate those arts at home.
Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty CenturiesEdward Rowland
It may take a year or two to acclimate them to this more equable and more refreshing temperature.
Our ItalyCharles Dudley Warner
Persistent efforts have been made to acclimate both Heather and Gorse in America.
Old-Time GardensAlice Morse Earle
Well, Sir, these races dying out, the white man has to acclimate himself.
The Professor at the Breakfast TableOliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)
Word Origin and History for acclimate
v.
1792, from French acclimater, verb formed from à "to" (see ad-) + climat (see climate). Related: Acclimated; acclimating. The extended form acclimatize is now more common.
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