acclimatize

[ uh-klahy-muh-tahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, ac·cli·ma·tized, ac·cli·ma·tiz·ing.

1. to acclimate.

acclimatize

/ əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz; əˈklaɪmeɪt; ˈæklɪˌmeɪt /

verb

1. to adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment

Derived Forms

• acˌclimatiˈzation, noun
• acˈclimaˌtizable, adjective
• acˈclimaˌtizer, noun

Other Words From

• ac·clima·tiza·ble adjective
• ac·clima·ti·zation noun
• reac·clima·ti·zation noun
• reac·clima·tize verb reacclimatized reacclimatizing
• unac·clima·tized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of acclimatize¹

First recorded in 1830–40; acclimate + -ize

Example Sentences

Climbers have to walk across those ladders, wearing big boots and crampons, as they make multiple trips back and forth to advanced camps to acclimatize before finally heading for the summit.

From Los Angeles Times

“It should acclimatize in just another second. Keep expelling gas.”

From Literature

She also observed that the New York Times, like U.S. news media overall, can flatten mass murder into monotone narratives: “I can’t write about poetry amidst the ‘reasonable’ tones of those who aim to acclimatize us to this unreasonable suffering.

From Salon

In other cases, temperature variability can lead to an opposite response in the affected organism: an ability to acclimatize or adapt to temperature extremes, depending on their frequency and intensity.

From Science Daily

Before the matches began, the players took at least two days to acclimatize to the altitude.

From Seattle Times