acclimatize

[ uh-klahy-muh-tahyz ]
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verb (used with or without object),ac·cli·ma·tized, ac·cli·ma·tiz·ing.

Origin of acclimatize

1
First recorded in 1830–40; acclimate + -ize
  • Also especially British, ac·cli·ma·tise .

Other words from acclimatize

  • ac·cli·ma·tiz·a·ble, adjective
  • ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion, noun
  • re·ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion, noun
  • re·ac·cli·ma·tize, verb, re·ac·cli·ma·tized, re·ac·cli·ma·tiz·ing.
  • un·ac·cli·ma·tized, adjective

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How to use acclimatize in a sentence

  • Will the multiplication of red corpuscles continue so that men may become acclimatised much higher?

    Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
  • They are acclimatised; their bodies, being accustomed to their surroundings, are good working machines.

    Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
  • In London this exotic genre became quickly acclimatised by success.

    The English Stage | Augustin Filon
  • We knew she could never become acclimatised to that family of honest folk, amongst whom fortune had thrown her.

    The English Stage | Augustin Filon
  • Few, very few who have become acclimatised ever go back to settled home life.

    London's Underworld | Thomas Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for acclimatize

acclimatize

acclimatise acclimate (əˈklaɪmeɪt, ˈæklɪˌmeɪt)

/ (əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz) /


verb
  1. to adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment

Derived forms of acclimatize

  • acclimatizable, acclimatisable or acclimatable, adjective
  • acclimatization, acclimatisation or acclimation, noun
  • acclimatizer or acclimatiser, noun

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