acclimatize

English

Alternative forms

• acclimatise (chiefly British)

Etymology

acclimate +‎ -ize. First attested in 1836.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.ˈklaɪ.mə.ˌtaɪz/

Verb

1. (intransitive) To get used to a new climate.
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.

Derived terms

• acclimatization
• acclimatizer

Related terms

• acclimate
• acclimation

Translations

to get used to a new climate

• Bulgarian: аклиматизирам се (aklimatiziram se)
• Czech: aklimatizovat
• Dutch: acclimatiseren (nl)
• Finnish: sopeutua ilmastoon, mukautua ilmastoon, tottua ilmastoon, akklimatisoitua (fi)
• French: acclimater (fr)
• German: sich akklimatisieren (de)
• Ido: aklimatar (io)
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• Interlingua: acclimatar se
• Interlingue:
• Italian: acclimatare (it)
• Portuguese: aclimatar (pt)
• Russian: акклиматизи́роваться (ru) (akklimatizírovatʹsja)
• Spanish: aclimatarse (es)
• Swedish: acklimatisera (sv) sig

to make used to a new climate

• Bulgarian: аклиматизирам (bg) (aklimatiziram)
• Dutch: acclimatiseren (nl)
• Finnish: akklimatisoida (fi), totuttaa ilmastoon, sopeuttaa ilmastoon
• French: acclimater (fr)
• German: akklimatisieren (de)
• Ido: aklimatar (io)
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• Interlingua: acclimatar
• Interlingue:
• Italian: acclimatare (it)
• Portuguese: aclimatar (pt)
• Russian: акклиматизи́ровать (ru) (akklimatizírovatʹ)
• Spanish: aclimatarse (es)
• Swedish: acklimatisera (sv)

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• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} להתאקלם (le'hitaqlem)
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