"acclimatize" meaning in English

See acclimatize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ə.ˈklaɪ.mə.ˌtaɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acclimatize.wav [UK] Forms: acclimatize [canonical], acclimatizes [third-person, singular], acclimatized [past], acclimatized [past, participle], acclimatizing [present, participle]
Etymology: acclimate + -ize Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|acclimate|ize}} acclimate + -ize Head templates: {{verb|acclimatiz|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you acclimatize to a location, you become familiar with its weather. Synonyms: acclimate, acclimatise
    Sense id: simple-acclimatize-en-verb-GThgaSKj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ize
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