to acclimate
- verb
- /ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt/
- Well, to do it right, I need to get to the Dominican Republic at least four weeks early to train and acclimate to the heat and the humidity, so...
- become acclimated
- get acclimated
- acclimate students
And I was trying to kind of help him acclimate to to being newly sober.
- And I was trying to kind of help him acclimate to to being newly sober.
- So she's kind of sent to help him acclimate to this high school.
- How are you acclimating to the difference of Texas?
- So I'm going to share a couple of things that I became very acclimated to over the past year.
- I think I need to get some groceries that will help me get more acclimated.
- And I think that's been, you know, a process for you and mom to, you know, acclimate to.
- Unlike lots of things in life, when harmful things keep happening to us, we don't just acclimate, acculturate, and accommodate.
- I think while the poet is recording, there's something about the pacing of a poem that forces you to acclimate to its rhythms.
- That man right there is going to the top of Everest, so we are hiking seven days to base camp so that our body can acclimate to the altitude.
- If you, if you know a few people or if you know one person who can help get you acclimated to it, you should definitely have a plan.
- And that took a long time for me, probably took several years to really like, get get acclimated to that.
- So whereas immigrants had generally been able to move out as they acclimated to New Haven, blacks now got stuck there with few places to go.
- And my favorite comedies are let's acclimate to something very normal and then you slowly start to bend things and twist things.
Examples
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In time, Lorraine became acclimated to her new life.
Fiction book (1996) -
The idea is for inmates to acclimate to the outside world again.
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" Well," I said, "I thought a great way to acclimate you would be to play one of our games."
Fiction book (1991) -
So we adopted Molly three years ago when we came to America, to help acclimate us to American culture.
Fiction book (1999) -
One of our goals here is helping Esther acclimate back into life within the family unit.
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Mr. Kirk is just acclimating to his new position as First Officer.
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It's almost been a week, and I still haven't acclimated, not even close.
Blog text (19) -
That man right there is going to the top of Everest, so we are hiking seven days to base camp so that our body can acclimate to the altitude.
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He's an ex-Army man, so he has learned how to quickly acclimate to unfamiliar territory.
Blog text (29) -
She took time to acclimate to the hot weather after moving to Arizona.
Synonyms
Begin to feel comfortable with something that once felt strange
To get used to new conditions like a new place or routine
To change your behaviour or ideas to deal with new situations
To make someone used to something so it feels normal
To start to feel comfortable and at home in a new place or job
Slowly get used to a new place or situation
Become comfortable in a new place, job, or routine
Become used to a new situation so you feel comfortable with it
To get used to a new climate or place
To get used to something new so it no longer seems strange
How Adapted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Acclimate comes from two parts: ac- meaning 'to' and climate meaning 'weather' or 'the kind of place'. So to acclimate is to put yourself 'to the weather', in other words to adjust and get used to a new climate, environment, or situation.