Acclimate — Ac*cli mate (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acclimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acclimating}.] [F. acclimater; [ a] (l. ad) + climat climate. See {Climate}.] To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acclimate — index inure (accustom) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
acclimate — (v.) 1792, from Fr. acclimater, from à to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + climat (see CLIMATE (Cf. climate)). Related: Acclimated; acclimating. The extended form ACCLIMATIZE (Cf. acclimatize) is now more common … Etymology dictionary
acclimate — acclimatize, *harden, season Analogous words: accustom, *habituate: *adapt, adjust, conform … New Dictionary of Synonyms
acclimate — [v] make or become adjusted, adapted acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen; concepts 202,701 … New thesaurus
acclimate — [ak′lə māt΄, ə klī′mət] vt., vi. acclimated, acclimating [Fr acclimater: see AD & CLIMATE] to accustom or become accustomed to a different climate, environment, or circumstances, as by physiological or psychological changes acclimation n … English World dictionary
acclimate — UK [ˈæklɪmeɪt] / US [əˈklaɪmət] / US [ˈæklɪˌmeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms acclimate : present tense I/you/we/they acclimate he/she/it acclimates present participle acclimating past tense acclimated past participle acclimated… … English dictionary
acclimate — I acclimate, acclimatize (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. accustom, inure, habituate. See habit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. adapt, accommodate, adjust, become accustomed to; see adjust 1 , conform . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… … English dictionary for students
acclimate — verb ( mated; mating) Etymology: French acclimater, from a (from Latin ad ) + climat climate Date: 1792 transitive verb to adapt to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation intransitive verb to become accli … New Collegiate Dictionary
acclimate — acclimatable /euh kluy mi teuh beuhl/, adj. acclimation /ak leuh may sheuhn/, n. /ak leuh mayt , euh kluy mit/, v.t., v.i., acclimated, acclimating. to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt. [1785 95; < F acclimater … Universalium