acclimatize

[ uh-klahy-muh-tahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, ac·cli·ma·tized, ac·cli·ma·tiz·ing.

1. to acclimate.

acclimatize

/ ˈæklɪˌmeɪt; əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz; əˈklaɪmeɪt /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• acˈclimaˌtizable, adjective
• acˈclimaˌtizer, noun
• acˌclimatiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• 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 reacclimatized reacclimatizing
• unac·clima·tized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of acclimatize¹

First recorded in 1830–40; acclimate + -ize

Example Sentences

Quite quickly, the climates people have acclimatized to over their whole lives have become much hotter and wetter.

From FiveThirtyEight

Children’s bodies take longer to increase sweat production and otherwise acclimatize in a warm environment than adults’ do, research shows.

From Popular-Science

People’s heat tolerance can also change over time—your body can become more acclimatized to heat with exposure, sort of like the way it can acclimatize to lower oxygen levels at high elevations.

From MIT Technology Review

He spoke of the forecast temperature, which is 86, called it “a thicker heat,” said it “feels like in the 90s,” and said, “That’s a whole other ballgame,” especially as the 2021 Dukes aren’t acclimatized.

From Washington Post

It’s also something as basic as going 14 days without fresh air and not getting a chance to acclimatize to Melbourne’s summer heat for those coming from the Northern Hemisphere.

From Washington Post

The teams are expected to stay at Novo for several days to acclimatize.

From The Daily Beast

At present an attempt is being made to acclimatize several species of Eucalyptus in the low hills.

From Project Gutenberg

Another author found that, in Scandinavia, plants of the same species can acclimatize themselves if necessary.

From Project Gutenberg

Attempts to acclimatize the Arab horse and to introduce sheep from Aden and China have failed.

From Project Gutenberg

Attempts have been made to acclimatize it in Europe, but so far without success.

From Project Gutenberg

The belief that the eating of onions will acclimatize a traveller seems not uncommon in Eastern countries.

From Project Gutenberg