acclimate

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/ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt/

verb

To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.

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acclimatiseacclimatizeaccommodateaccultureaccustomclimatizeconformget used to
OriginFrench acclimater ← Middle French climat ← Latin clima →
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Meanings

verbacclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)

present singular third person acclimates · participle present acclimating · participle past acclimated · past acclimated

  1. UStransitiveTo habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
  2. UStransitiveTo adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
  3. USintransitiveTo become accustomed to a new climate or environment.

Synonyms & antonyms

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acclimatiseacclimatizeaccommodateaccultureaccustomclimatizeconformget used tohabituatehardenseasontoughenadjust

verbget used to a certain climate

Similar
acclimatizeacclimatise
Broader
adjustconformadapt
Also see
acclimatiseacclimatizecompensate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Old Frencha-
  6. Frencha-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱley-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥néyti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*klíňňō
  11. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νω (klī́nō)
  12. Ancient Greekκλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă)
  13. Latinclima
  14. Middle Frenchclimat
  15. Frenchclimat
  16. Frenchacclimater
  17. Englishacclimate

1792, from French acclimater.

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Translations

Catalan aclimatar
  • aclimatar(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
Dutch acclimatiseren
  • acclimatiseren(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
Finnish totuttaa ilmastoon, sopeuttaa ilmastoon
  • totuttaa ilmastoon(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
  • sopeuttaa ilmastoon(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
French acclimater
  • acclimater(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
German akklimatisieren
  • akklimatisieren(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
Hungarian akklimatizál
  • akklimatizál(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
Persian عادت دادن, خوگرفتن
  • عادت دادن(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
  • خوگرفتن (xugereftan)(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
  • مروسیدن (marusidan)(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
Polish aklimatyzować
  • aklimatyzować(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
Portuguese aclimatizar
  • aclimatizar(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
Russian акклиматизи́ровать
  • акклиматизи́ровать (akklimatizírovatʹ)(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
Spanish aclimatar
  • aclimatar(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
Cite this entry
APA

acclimate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimate

MLA

“acclimate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acclimate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimate.

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