"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 [US] 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), عادت دادن (Persian), aklimatyzować (Polish), акклиматизи́ровать (akklimatizírovatʹ) (Russian), aclimatar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-acclimate-en-verb-yRRlMfys Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of '(transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize': 87 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 44 27
  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
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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