acclimatize

[ uh-klahy-muh-tahyz ]

/ əˈklaɪ məˌtaɪz /

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verb (used with or without object), ac·cli·ma·tized, ac·cli·ma·tiz·ing.

to acclimate.

Also especially British, ac·cli·ma·tise.

Origin of acclimatize

First recorded in 1830–40; acclimate + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM acclimatize

ac·cli·ma·tiz·a·ble, adjective ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion, noun re·ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion, noun re·ac·cli·ma·tize, verb, re·ac·cli·ma·tized, re·ac·cli·ma·tiz·ing.

un·ac·cli·ma·tized, adjective

Words nearby acclimatize

accius, acclaim, acclamation, acclimate, acclimation, acclimatize, acclivity, accolade, accolated, accommodate, accommodating

Example sentences from the Web for acclimatization

Baldwin suggested a division of accommodation into the three fields: acclimatization, naturalization, and equilibrium.

Introduction to the Science of Sociology |Robert E. Park
We were accustomed to the wet, but no acclimatization can render the European body mosquito-proof; thus we had little rest.

In the Heart of Africa |Samuel White Baker
When Poliziano ruled the republic of letters, this acclimatization of the Latin classics was complete.

Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature |John Addington Symonds
They were 'ravaged by disease, and literally decimated year by year in the process of acclimatization.'

British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV |Various

Another feature of precipitation worthy of mention is the phenomenon of "acclimatization."

Animal Proteins |Hugh Garner Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for acclimatization

acclimatize

acclimatise acclimate (əˈklaɪmeɪt, ˈæklɪˌmeɪt)

/ (əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz) /

verb

to adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment

Derived forms of acclimatize

acclimatizable, acclimatisable or acclimatable, adjective acclimatization, acclimatisation or acclimation, noun acclimatizer or acclimatiser, noun

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acclimatize

verb (used with or without object), ac·cli·ma·tized, ac·cli·ma·tiz·ing.

Origin of acclimatize

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British Dictionary definitions for acclimatization

acclimatise acclimate (əˈklaɪmeɪt, ˈæklɪˌmeɪt)

verb

Derived forms of acclimatize

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

acclimatize

verb (used with or without object), ac·cli·ma·tized, ac·cli·ma·tiz·ing.

Origin of acclimatize

OTHER WORDS FROM acclimatize

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acclimatise acclimate (əˈklaɪmeɪt, ˈæklɪˌmeɪt)

verb

Derived forms of acclimatize

British Dictionary definitions for acclimatization