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See also: acclimaté
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1792, from French acclimater.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)
- (transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
- (transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
- (intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
Synonyms[edit]
- acclimatise/acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen, adjust
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (CAN) (file)
Verb[edit]
acclimate
- inflection of acclimater:
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Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
acclimate
- inflection of acclimare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
acclimate f pl
Anagrams[edit]
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