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acclimatize

 
Dictionary: ac·cli·ma·tize   (ə-klī'mə-tīz') pronunciation

v., -tized, -tiz·ing, -tiz·es.

v.tr.
  1. To acclimate. See synonyms at harden.
  2. To adapt (oneself), especially to environmental or climatic changes.
v.intr.
To become acclimated or adapted.

acclimatizer ac·cli'ma·tiz'er n.

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verb

  1. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use: acclimate, accommodate, adapt, adjust, conform, fashion, fit, reconcile, square, suit, tailor. See change/persist.
  2. To make resistant to hardship, especially through continued exposure: acclimate, caseharden, harden, indurate, season, toughen. See continue/stop/pause, resist/yield.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: get used to a certain climate
  Synonyms: acclimatise, acclimate


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - akklimatisere, tilvænne, tilpasse
v. intr. - akklimatisere, vænne sig til, tilpasse sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
acclimatiseren, wennen aan nieuwe situatie

Français (French)
v. tr. - acclimater à
v. intr. - s'acclimater à

Deutsch (German)
v. - akklimatisieren, sich eingewöhnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εγκλιματίζω, εξοικειώνω

Italiano (Italian)
acclimatare, acclimatarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aclimar, aclimatizar, adaptar

Русский (Russian)
акклиматизироваться, привыкнуть к окружающей среде

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aclimatar
v. intr. - aclimatarse a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - acklimatisera, anpassa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使适应新环境, 使服水土, 服水土

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使適應新環境, 使服水土
v. intr. - 服水土

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 새 풍토에 익다
v. intr. - 새 풍토에 익히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 新風土に慣らす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤقلم, يتأقلم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיגל‬
v. intr. - ‮הסתגל, התאקלם‬


 
 
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