Definition of ACCLIMATIZE

acclimatize

Verb

  • get used to a certain climate
    • "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
  • To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
  • To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.

Examples

  • acclimatize the staff to the new regulations
  • acclimatize to the new regulations

Origin / Etymology

From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.

Scrabble Score: 26

acclimatize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
acclimatize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
acclimatize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 30

acclimatize: valid Words With Friends Word