acclimate
See also: acclimaté
English
Etymology
1792, from French acclimater, from à + climat (“climate”) from Latin ad + climat, (English climate) from Ancient Greek, from Proto-Indo-European – see climate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ə.ˈklaɪ.mət/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt/, /ə.ˈklaɪ.mət/
Audio (US) (file)
Verb
acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)
- (transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
- (transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
- (intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
Synonyms
- acclimatise/acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen, adjust
Derived terms
- acclimatation
- acclimatement
- acclimation
Related terms
- acclimatize
- climate
Translations
(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
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French
Verb
acclimate
- first-person singular present indicative of acclimater
- third-person singular present indicative of acclimater
- first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
- first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
- second-person singular imperative of acclimater
Anagrams
- clameçait
Italian
Verb
acclimate
- second-person plural present indicative of acclimare
- second-person plural imperative of acclimare
- feminine plural of acclimato
Anagrams
- malaticce