acclimate

[ ak-luh-meyt, uh-klahy-mit ]

/ ˈæk ləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪ mɪt /

to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.

Origin of acclimate

From the French word acclimater, dating back to 1785–95. See ac-, climate

ac·cli·mat·a·ble

[uh-klahy-mi-tuh-buh l] /əˈklaɪ mɪ tə bəl/, adjective ac·cli·ma·tion

[ak-luh-mey-shuh n] /ˌæk ləˈmeɪ ʃən/, noun re·ac·cli·mate, verb, re·ac·cli·mat·ed, re·ac·cli·mat·ing. un·ac·cli·mat·ed, adjective

acclamation acclimation

Over the years, the dish has acclimated to American taste buds, and become sweeter.

‘The Search for General Tso’: The Origins of America’s Favorite Chinese Dish, General Tso’s Chicken |Marlow Stern |April 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Most people on the standard American diet have acclimated their bodies to a life of burning sugar.

Six Secrets of Sleep Hacking to Get More Effective Rest |Ari Meisel |December 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Independent says Tebbutt is to begin interviews with Scotland Yard “once she has acclimated.”

Somalia’s Hostage: Judith Tebbutt Is Home—But How Free? |Margot Kiser |March 30, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
What it is to be acclimated to western fevers no two persons exactly agree.

The Gilded Age, Complete |Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner

Their flesh is delicious; they also deserve to be acclimated.

Reptiles and Birds |Louis Figuier
We had had time to learn the language and sort of get acclimated so we did very well there.

Continuous Vaudeville |Will M. Cressy
They say the planters never lived on the plantations in summer months, though they were acclimated, for fear of fevers.

Letters from Port Royal |Various
The palm tree was imported and acclimated as a native plant.

The Enemies of Women |Vicente Blasco Ibez