| Pronunciation: | u'klImu`tIz | ||
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| Matching Terms: | acclimatizable, acclimatization | ||
| Definition: | [v] get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" | ||
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| Synonyms: | acclimate, acclimatise | ||
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| See Also: | adapt, adjust, conform | ||
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| Definition: | \Ac*cli"ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Acclimatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acclimatizing}.]
To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which
is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or
strange climate; said of man, the inferior animals, or
plants.
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