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to reacclimate

to reacclimate

1 7.0
To become used again to a place, climate, or way of life
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈæklɪmeɪt/
translation icon : reaclimatarse
  • One of the things I recall in the process of reacclimating to society was a Monday morning.
  • get reacclimated

Examples

  • Our bodies can't reacclimate.

  • It's a journey just to come back to civilian life and reacclimate yourself to what that's like.

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  • After spending a year abroad, she found it challenging to reacclimate to the cold winters back home.

  • The athlete took several weeks to reacclimate to the high altitude after returning from sea level.

  • He needed time to reacclimate to the structured environment of school after being homeschooled.

Synonyms

to adjust
vsto reacclimate
321 3.0

To get used to new conditions like a new place or routine

means becoming used again to a climate or environment after absence
to adapt to
vsto reacclimate
99 2.9

Slowly get used to a new place or situation

specifically involves becoming used again after being away, not first adaptation
to acclimate
vsto reacclimate
25 5.2

To get used to a new climate, place, or situation

is about returning to a climate or environment after being away
to readjust
vsto reacclimate
22 3.8

Change something or yourself again to fit a new situation

centres on getting used again to an environment rather than adjusting settings
to acclimatize
vsto reacclimate
  • US
4 6.1

To get used to a new climate or place

emphasizes becoming used again rather than a first adjustment
to readapt
vsto reacclimate
1 4.6

To get used to a new situation again

is specific to returning to a climate or environment after absence
to refamiliarize
vsto reacclimate
  • US
1 6.5

To learn or help someone remember how to use something again after not using it for a while

applies to returning to a physical climate or environment rather than memory
to reaccustom
vsto reacclimate
5.7

Get used to something again after a change or time away

focuses on returning to a climate or environment rather than any object

How Adapted

adaptation
64 3.7
to settle in
132 3.3
to acclimate
25 5.2
to reacclimate
1 7.0
to adjust
321 3.0

Surface Forms

reacclimate infinitive
reacclimated past participle
reacclimating present participle
reacclimates third person singular

Morphology

reacclimate = acclimate (transparent) = re + acclimate

The prefix 're-' clearly adds the meaning 'again' to the verb 'acclimate'.

Etymology

Reacclimate starts with re- meaning 'again' and the rest comes from acclimate, which is based on climate meaning 'weather or place'. So to reacclimate is to 'get used to' a climate, place, or situation again after being away.