Meaning

3 senses
  1. (US, transitive)To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.

    akklimatisieren

    акклиматизи́роватьakklimatizírovatʹ

  2. (US, transitive)To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.

  3. (US, intransitive)To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.

More definitions
  • get used to a certain climate

Examples

5 sentences
  1. I acclimated myself to the hot weather.

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  2. He was soon acclimated to his new job.

    ruВскоре он привык к своей новой работе.

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  3. Kalman slowly acclimated himself to the high altitude.

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  4. Ziri acclimated himself to the lower intake of oxygen.

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  5. Professor Sprout acclimated the plant to a new environment.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize:

Origin

1792, from French acclimater.

1792, from French acclimater.

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Forms

acclimates, acclimating, acclimated, acclimated
Base formacclimate · to acclimate
3rd person singularacclimates
Present participleacclimating
Past simpleacclimated
Past participleacclimated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyacclimate
he, she, itacclimates

Past simpleLesson

all personsacclimated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave acclimated
he, she, ithas acclimated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill acclimate

Synonyms

13 synonyms

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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