acclimatize

Meaning

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

Synonyms

acclimate

acclimatise

adapt

accustom

accommodate

naturalize

become accustomed to

get accustomed to

get used to

adjust

assimilate

familiarize

integrate

introduce

orient

Translations

acclimater

akklimatisieren

acclimatiseren

aclimatar

acclimatare

aclimatarse

alıştırmak

εγκλιματίζομαι

acclimare

habituer

gewöhnen

aclimatar

accoutumer

s’acclimater

ambientare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/

Etymology

From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.