"acclimate" meaning in English

See acclimate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈklaɪ.mət/ [UK], /ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt/ [US], /əˈklaɪ.mət/ [US] Audio: en-us-acclimate.ogg Forms: acclimates [present, singular, third-person], acclimating [participle, present], acclimated [participle, past], acclimated [past]
Etymology: 1792, from French acclimater. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{bor|en|fr|acclimater}} French acclimater Head templates: {{en-verb}} acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)
  1. (transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. Tags: US, transitive Translations ((transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize): aclimatar (Catalan), totuttaa ilmastoon (Finnish), sopeuttaa ilmastoon (Finnish), acclimater (French), akklimatisieren (German), akklimatizál (Hungarian), aclimatar (Occitan), عادت دادن (Persian), خوگرفتن (xugereftan) [singular] (Persian), مروسیدن (marusidan) (Persian), aklimatyzować (Polish), акклиматизи́ровать (akklimatizírovatʹ) (Russian), aclimatar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-acclimate-en-verb-yRRlMfys Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 33 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 28 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 44 26 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 27 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 42 29 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 43 28 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 44 26 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 44 27 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 26 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 28 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 28 30 Disambiguation of '(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize': 86 10 4
  2. (transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one. Tags: US, transitive
    Sense id: en-acclimate-en-verb-P3l0tlVi Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 33 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 26 33
  3. (intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment. Tags: US, intransitive
    Sense id: en-acclimate-en-verb-5CNba7ES Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 33 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 26 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acclimatable, acclimatation, acclimatement, acclimation nonacclimating, acclimator, deacclimate, photoacclimate, reacclimate Related terms: acclimatize, climate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "marusidan",
      "sense": "(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize",
      "word": "مروسیدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize",
      "word": "aklimatyzować"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "akklimatizírovatʹ",
      "sense": "(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize",
      "word": "акклиматизи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize",
      "word": "aclimatar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acclimate"
}

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