acclimate
verb
ac·cli·mate
ˈa-klə-ˌmāt 
ə-ˈklī-mət,
-ˌmāt
acclimated; acclimating
: to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
They had to acclimate themselves to an urban lifestyle.
slowly becoming acclimated to a new environment
: to adjust or adapt to a new temperature, climate, environment, or situation : to become acclimated
climbers gradually acclimating to the high altitude
Examples of acclimate in a Sentence
I acclimated myself to the hot weather.
You might need to acclimate your plants to bright sunlight gradually.
We took a few days to get acclimated to our new teacher.
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Carter Weinhofer, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Johnson, who has now shacked up with a Native American woman and her child, is getting acclimated to frontier living.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Antonelli has not delivered on his hype, but the team is giving him a full rookie season to acclimate.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
By the time Izenberg arrived, Ali and Frazier had been in Manila for days in order to acclimate to the heat and prepare for the fight.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acclimate
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“Acclimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclimate. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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acclimate
verb
ac·cli·mate
ˈak-lə-ˌmāt
ə-ˈklī-mət
ə-ˈklī-mət
-ˌmāt
acclimated; acclimating
: to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation
acclimation
noun
ˌak-lə-ˈmā-shən
ˌak-ˌlī-
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