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acclimatize

ac·cli·ma·tize [ ə-ˈklī-mə-ˌtīz]

acclimatize

verb

[ə-ˈklī-mə-ˌtīz]

acclimatized; acclimatizing

Definition of acclimatize

: acclimate

Other Words from acclimatize

acclimatization \ ə-ˌklī-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən \ noun

acclimatizer noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Synonyms

Recent Examples on the Web

//Thomas went to the Canary Islands off the coast of northwest Africa to acclimatize himself on roads around the Teide volcano that rises to 3,718 meters (12,198 feet).
— John Leicester, baltimoresun.com, "Aiming high: Altitude is the acid test at Tour de France," 5 July 2019
//It was been widely reported that the Brazilian has grown tired of life in France, after dreams of personal accolades and Champions League glory have instead been replaced with niggling injuries and a failure to acclimatize to the local culture.
— SI.com, "Barcelona Ready Neymar Bid With Four Players Set to Be Included in Swap Deal for PSG Star," 4 July 2019
//Four days into the hike, at 13,780 ft (4,200 m), the teams played a practice game on a smaller pitch to acclimatize.
— Meghan Mcdonough, Quartz, "Female soccer players are breaking world records to show they’re just as good as the guys," 7 July 2019
//Here, the three female and two male rhinos slowly acclimatized to the prospect of life in the wild, with subtle diet changes, increased contact with each other, and crate containment practice for the long flight ahead.
— Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, "Rwanda Just Pulled Off the Largest Transport of Rhinos From Europe to Africa," 26 June 2019
//To help Pulisic acclimatize to the move to a foreign country, with an entirely new language, father Mark also came over to Dortmund and joined the club as a coach.
— Ben Morse, CNN, "Christian Pulisic: From Pennsylvania to London (via Brackley Town and Dortmund)," 11 Aug. 2019
//One key to competing in heat is for athletes to acclimatize - to arrive at the destination early and exercise for at least seven to 10 days in the hot conditions.
— Rick Maese, courant.com, "Extreme heat is changing sports, from the Olympics to local races," 15 July 2019
//Most climbers who summit Everest spend 60 to 70 days doing so, in order to acclimatize themselves to the atmosphere at high altitudes.
— Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: A Big Tobacco redux?," 26 June 2019
//Early summer heat waves can be especially lethal, as people have not yet had time to acclimatize to the higher temperatures.
— oregonlive.com, "Potentially historic early-summer heat wave to roast Europe," 25 June 2019

First Known Use of acclimatize

1802, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for acclimatize

ad- + climate + -ize (perhaps modeled on French acclimater) — more at acclimate

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