acclimatize
verb/əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/
Etymology From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.
1
To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
- acclimatize to the new regulations
- She quickly acclimatized to her new job in a foreign country.
1 more example
- The soldiers had to acclimatize before starting operations in the desert.
2
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.
- acclimatize the staff to the new regulations
- It takes time to acclimatize oneself to the thin air of high mountains.
- Derived terms
- acclimatizable, acclimatization, acclimatizer, reacclimatize
- Related terms
- acclimate, acclimation