acclimatize
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ac·cli·ma·tize
(ə-klī′mə-tīz′)v. ac·cli·ma·tized, ac·cli·ma·tiz·ing, ac·cli·ma·tiz·es
v.tr.
1. To acclimate. See Synonyms at harden.
2. To adapt (oneself), especially to environmental or climatic changes.
v.intr.
To become acclimated or adapted.
ac·cli′ma·tiz′er n.
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acclimatize
(əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz) oracclimatise
;acclimate
(əˈklaɪmeɪt; ˈæklɪˌmeɪt)vb
to adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
acˈclimaˌtizable, acˈclimaˌtisable, acˈclimatable adj
acˌclimatiˈzation, acˌclimatiˈsation, ˌaccliˈmation n
acˈclimaˌtizer, acˈclimaˌtiser n
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ac•cli•ma•tize
(əˈklaɪ məˌtaɪz)v.t., v.i. -tized, -tiz•ing.
to acclimate.
[1830–40]
ac•cli′ma•tiz`a•ble, adj.
ac•cli`ma•ti•za′tion, n.
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acclimatize
Past participle: acclimatized
Gerund: acclimatizing
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| Verb | 1. |  acclimatize - get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" |
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acclimatize
verb
1. adapt, prepare, adjust, accommodate, accustom, familiarize, inure, shape, naturalize, habituate, acculturate This year he has left early to acclimatize himself.
2. adapt to, get used to, adjust to, habituate to, naturalize to, become seasoned to The athletes are acclimatizing to the heat.
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acclimatize
verb1. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use:
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Translations
aklimatizovat
akklimatisere sigtilpasse sigvænne sig
akklimatisoitua
akklimatizálmegszokik
venja nÿjum aîstæîum
aklimatizacijaaklimatizuotiaklimatizuotis
aklimatizēt
aklimatizovať
adapte olmakuyum sağlamak
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acclimatize
[əˈklaɪmətaɪz] acclimatise (British) acclimate [əˈklaɪmeɪt ˈæklɪmeɪt] (US) vt
to become acclimatized → s'acclimater
to become acclimatized to sth, to get acclimatized to sth → s'acclimater à qch
to acclimatize o.s. → s'acclimater
to acclimatize o.s. to sth → s'acclimater à qch
to become acclimatized → s'acclimater
to become acclimatized to sth, to get acclimatized to sth → s'acclimater à qch
to acclimatize o.s. → s'acclimater
to acclimatize o.s. to sth → s'acclimater à qch
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acclimatize
, (US) acclimatevt → gewöhnen (→ to an +acc); to become acclimatized → sich akklimatisieren; (person also) → sich eingewöhnen
vi (also vr: acclimatize oneself) → sich akklimatisieren (→ to an +acc, → to a country etc in einem Land etc)
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acclimatize
[əˈklaɪmətaɪz] ac£cli£mate [ˌæklɪ,meɪt] (Am) vt → acclimatareto acclimatize o.s. (to) → acclimatarsi (a), adattarsi (a)
to become acclimatized → acclimatarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
acclimatize,
acclimatise
(əˈklaimətaiz) verb to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc. It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.
acˌclimatiˈzation, acˌclimatiˈsation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.