acclimatize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə klī′mə tīz′)

Inflections of 'acclimatize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
acclimatizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
acclimatizing
v pres p (US & UK)
acclimatized
v past (US & UK)
acclimatized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•cli•ma•tize /əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz/USA pronunciation   v. [~ (+ object) + to + object], -tized, -tiz•ing. 
  1. to acclimate.
ac•cli•ma•ti•za•tion /əˌklaɪmətəˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•cli•ma•tize  (ə klī′mə tīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -tized, -tiz•ing. 
  1. to acclimate.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ac•cli′ma•tise′. 
  • acclimate + -ize 1830–40
ac•cli′ma•tiz′a•ble, adj. 
ac•cli′ma•ti•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
acclimatize, acclimatise / əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz/acclimate / əˈklaɪmeɪt ˈæklɪˌmeɪt/
  1. to adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
acˈclimaˌtizable, acˈclimaˌtisable, acˈclimatableacˌclimatiˈzation, acˌclimatiˈsation, ˌaccliˈmationacˈclimaˌtizer, acˈclimaˌtiser
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