acclimated

[ak-luh-mey-tid]

adjective

1. having become accustomed to a climate or environment.

   This study will examine the gill morphology of both freshwater and seawater acclimated trout.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of acclimate.

Other Word Forms

• unacclimated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of acclimated¹

acclimate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

It’s crucial that pandas in the release program not become acclimated to humans, for several reasons.

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“Over the months, I became acclimated to the normality within his insulated lifestyle,” Crowe writes.

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That way, their bodies acclimated to the temperature, he claimed, so their hearts didn’t explode.

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“If you’ve been somewhere for a year, you get more comfortable, you get more acclimated. And when you have success, you gain confidence.”

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People have largely acclimated to their presence, he said.

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