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acclimatize en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă)bor. Latin climalbor. Middle French climat French climat Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French acclimaterbor. English acclimate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English acclimatize From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
   • She quickly acclimatized to her new job in a foreign country.
   • acclimatize to the new regulations
   • The soldiers had to acclimatize before starting operations in the desert.
2. (transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
   • It takes time to acclimatize oneself to the thin air of high mountains.
   • acclimatize the staff to the new regulations

Forms

Deriveds

acclimatization · acclimatizer · acclimatizable · reacclimatize

Relateds

acclimate · acclimation

Translations (49)

ru акклиматизи́ровать (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · he התרגל (to get used to a new climate) · bg аклиматизи́рам се (to get used to a new climate) · sv acklimatisera (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · he הרגיל (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · ia acclimatar (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · pt aclimatar (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · he אקלם (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · bg аклиматизи́рам (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · it acclimatare (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · sh aklimatizírati (to get used to a new climate) · pl aklimatyzować się (to get used to a new climate) · es aclimatizarse (to get used to a new climate) · fi mukautua ilmastoon (to get used to a new climate) · nl acclimatiseren (to get used to a new climate) · es aclimatarse (to get used to a new climate) · nl acclimatiseren (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · pt aclimatar (to get used to a new climate) · fi sopeutua ilmastoon (to get used to a new climate) · he התאקלם (to get used to a new climate) · fr acclimater (to get used to a new climate) · es aclimatar (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · fi akklimatisoitua (to get used to a new climate) · de akklimatisieren (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · pl zaaklimatyzować się (to get used to a new climate) · pl aklimatyzować się (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · sh аклиматизи́рати (to get used to a new climate) · fi totuttaa ilmastoon (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · fi sopeuttaa ilmastoon (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · it acclimatare (to get used to a new climate) · fi tottua ilmastoon (to get used to a new climate) · pl zaaklimatyzować się (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · mi whakaarotau (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · sv acklimatisera (to get used to a new climate) · io aklimatar (to get used to a new climate) · pl aklimatyzować (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · pl aklimatyzować (to get used to a new climate) · pl zaaklimatyzować (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · mk аклиматизира (to get used to a new climate) · fi akklimatisoida (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · ia acclimatar se (to get used to a new climate) · fr acclimater (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · de sich akklimatisieren (to get used to a new climate) · ru акклиматизи́роваться (to get used to a new climate) · es aclimatizar (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · pl zaaklimatyzować (to get used to a new climate) · cs aklimatizovat (to get used to a new climate) · mk аклиматизира (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances) · io aklimatar (to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances)