acclimate
pronunciation
How to pronounce acclimate in British English:
UK [ˈækləmeɪt]
How to pronounce acclimate in American English:
US [əˈklaɪmɪt, ˈækləˌmet]
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- Verb:
- get used to a certain climate
Word Origin
- acclimate (v.)
- 1792, from French acclimater, verb formed from à "to" (see ad-) + climat (see climate). Related: Acclimated; acclimating. The extended form acclimatize is now more common.
Example
- 1. Yet as challenging as heat and humidity are , people can acclimate .
- 2. It takes a little while to acclimate to the new tab ui , but it seems to work well once you get the hang of it .
- 3. Hold the vision and trust that the universe will acclimate to your vision .
- 4. Drought stress in the greenhouse often develops too rapidly to allow plants to acclimate .
- 5. As a cross cultural trainer , I help senior executives from multinational companies and their families acclimate to their new countries and environment .