acclimatize
verb (used with or without object)
to acclimate.
acclimatise
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a variation of
acclimatize.
Example Sentences
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For the 49ers, who arrived late last week, their players have had time to get over the long journey, adjust to the time zone, acclimatise and practice at a nearby stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Ideally, athletes should spend a week or two living at that altitude to allow their bodies to acclimatise and generate more red blood cells.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Venues for both matches are yet to be confirmed but will reportedly be in Tampa, Miami or Orlando to allow the squad to acclimatise to what are expected to be sweltering conditions.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
With temperatures climbing to a forecast 40C, it was not the demolition job many predicted against a player ranked 85 with Sinner struggling to acclimatise in the brutal conditions.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
It has been proposed to acclimatise these little rodents in England, under the idea that thus a valuable addition to the bank fauna of sluggish English streams would be obtained.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston
