Verb: acclimate 'ak-lu,meyt or u'klI-mut
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: acclimatize)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: acclimatize)
- Get used to a certain climate
"They never acclimated in Egypt";
- acclimatize, acclimatise [Brit]
Derived forms: acclimated, acclimates, acclimating
Type of: adapt, adjust, conform
Encyclopedia: Acclimate