acclimate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French acclimater, from à + climat (“‘climate’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈklaɪmət/
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[edit] Verb

to acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)

1. (transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.

[edit] Synonyms

• acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen

[edit] Derived terms

• acclimatation
• acclimatement
• acclimation

[edit] Related terms

• acclimatize

[edit] Translations

[edit] French

[edit] Verb

acclimate

1. first-person singular present indicative of acclimater.
2. third-person singular present indicative of acclimater.
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater.
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater.
5. second-person singular imperative of acclimater.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aacceilmt
• clameçait