acclimate

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

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verb (used with or without object), ac·cli·mat·ed, ac·cli·mat·ing.

to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.

Origin of acclimate

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

Related formsac·cli·mat·a·ble

[uh-klahy-mi-tuh-buh l] /əˈklaɪ mɪ tə bəl/, adjectiveac·cli·ma·tion

[ak-luh-mey-shuh n] /ˌæk ləˈmeɪ ʃən/, nounre·ac·cli·mate, verb, re·ac·cli·mat·ed, re·ac·cli·mat·ing.un·ac·cli·mat·ed, adjective

Can be confusedacclamation acclimation

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Related Words for acclimated

accustom, conform, season, acclimatize, accommodate, harden, habituate, toughen, climatize

Examples from the Web for acclimated

Contemporary Examples of acclimated

Over the years, the dish has acclimated to American taste buds, and become sweeter.
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The Independent says Tebbutt is to begin interviews with Scotland Yard “once she has acclimated.”
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Historical Examples of acclimated

They were born here and are acclimated to it—we are strangers and aren't.
The Skylark of Space
Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
They are acclimated, born and reared in the southern climate.
The American Missionary - Volume 52, No. 3, September, 1898
Various
There were several rare plants, also, that they had acclimated.
A Little Girl in Old Quebec
Amanda Millie Douglas
We had had time to learn the language and sort of get acclimated so we did very well there.
Continuous Vaudeville
Will M. Cressy
Everybody said he was "acclimated" now, and said it cheerfully.
The Gilded Age, Complete
Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner

Word Origin and History for acclimated

acclimate

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.