Citations:arcticize

English citations of arcticize

1. (intransitive) To become prepared for arctic conditions.
   • 1856, Elisha Kent Kane, Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack‎^[1], page 184:

     But we have been supposing your back to the wind ; and if you are a good Arcticized subject, a warm glow has already been followed by a profuse sweat.

   • 1903, Mary Lee Cadwell Davis, Uncle Sam's Attic: The Intimate Story of Alaska, page 115:

     Domestic animals brought to our Alaskan North begin at once to become arcticians and to arcticize.