Definition of 'acclimatize'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense acclimatizes
, present participle acclimatizing
, past tense, past participle acclimatized
regional note: in BRIT, also use acclimatise
verb
When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
[formal]
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acclimatize in British English
verb
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Derived forms
acclimatizable (acˈclimaˌtizable) or acclimatisable (acˈclimaˌtisable) or acclimatable (acˈclimatable) adjective
acclimatization (acˌclimatiˈzation) or acclimatisation (acˌclimatiˈsation) or acclimation (ˌaccliˈmation)
noun
acclimatizer (acˈclimaˌtizer) or acclimatiser (acˈclimaˌtiser)
noun
Word Frequency
acclimatize in American English
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Derived forms
acclimatization (acˌclimatiˈzation)
noun
Word Frequency
acclimatize in American English
(əˈklaiməˌtaiz)
transitive verb or intransitive verbWord forms: -tized, -tizing
to acclimate
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Derived forms
acclimatizable adjective
acclimatization
noun
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