acclimate

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

/ ˈæk ləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪ mɪt /

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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.

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Origin of acclimate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM acclimate

ac·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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH acclimate

acclamation acclimation

Words nearby acclimate

accipitral, accipitrine, accius, acclaim, acclamation, acclimate, acclimation, acclimatize, acclivity, accolade, accolated

Example sentences from the Web for acclimated

Over the years, the dish has acclimated to American taste buds, and become sweeter.
‘The Search for General Tso’: The Origins of America’s Favorite Chinese Dish, General Tso’s Chicken|Marlow Stern|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most people on the standard American diet have acclimated their bodies to a life of burning sugar.
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The Independent says Tebbutt is to begin interviews with Scotland Yard “once she has acclimated.”
Somalia’s Hostage: Judith Tebbutt Is Home—But How Free?|Margot Kiser|March 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
What it is to be acclimated to western fevers no two persons exactly agree.
The Gilded Age, Complete|Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner

Their flesh is delicious; they also deserve to be acclimated.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier
We had had time to learn the language and sort of get acclimated so we did very well there.
Continuous Vaudeville|Will M. Cressy
They say the planters never lived on the plantations in summer months, though they were acclimated, for fear of fevers.
Letters from Port Royal|Various
The palm tree was imported and acclimated as a native plant.
The Enemies of Women|Vicente Blasco Ibez

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

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