acclimate

See also acclimaté

English

Etymology

From French acclimater, from à + climat (“climate”) (English climate), from Latin, from Ancient Greek, from Proto-Indo-European – see climate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈklaɪmət/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæklɪmeɪt/

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Verb

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.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• acclimatation
• acclimatement
• acclimation

Related terms

• acclimatize
• climate

Translations

(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize

French: acclimater (fr) Persian: عادت دادن (fa)

Russian: акклиматизировать (ru) Spanish: aclimatar (es)

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French

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

Anagrams

• clameçait

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Italian

Verb

acclimate

1. second-person plural present indicative of acclimare
2. second-person plural imperative of acclimare
3. Feminine plural of acclimato

Anagrams

• malaticce