Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)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.

    sich akklimatisieren

    акклиматизи́роватьсяakklimatizírovatʹsja

    get used to a certain climate

  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.

    acclimatize the staff to the new regulations

    It takes time to acclimatize oneself to the thin air of high mountains.

    akklimatisieren

    акклиматизи́роватьakklimatizírovatʹ

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The Chinese in the Philippines acclimatized to a somewhat Hispanic culture.

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  2. When I first moved here, I couldn't stand the heat and humidity. But I think at this point I've acclimatized.

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  3. The winters come in strong, so I'm always spending December wrapped in layers and layers of thermal clothing while I acclimatize.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to get used to a new climate:
to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to get used to a new climate:
to make used to a new climate or a new set of circumstances:

Forms

acclimatizes, acclimatizing, acclimatized, acclimatized
Base formacclimatize · to acclimatize
3rd person singularacclimatizes
Present participleacclimatizing
Past simpleacclimatized
Past participleacclimatized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyacclimatize
he, she, itacclimatizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsacclimatized

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill acclimatize

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

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