ac·cli·mate (ăk′lə-māt′, ə-klī′mĭt) tr. & intr.v. ac·cli·mat·ed ,
ac·cli·mat·ing ,
ac·cli·mates To accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt. See Synonyms at
harden .
[French acclimater : a- , to (from Latin ad- ; see ad- ) + climat , climate (from Old French; see climate ).]
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ac•cli•mate (ˈæk ləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪ mɪt) v.t., v.i. -mat•ed, -mat•ing. to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
[1785–95; < French
acclimater . See
ac -,
climate ]
ac•cli′mat•a•ble, n.
ac`cli•ma′tion, n.
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acclimate Past participle: acclimatedGerund: acclimatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative acclimate acclimate
Present I acclimate you acclimate he/she/it acclimates we acclimate you acclimate they acclimate
Preterite I acclimated you acclimated he/she/it acclimated we acclimated you acclimated they acclimated
Present Continuous I am acclimating you are acclimating he/she/it is acclimating we are acclimating you are acclimating they are acclimating
Present Perfect I have acclimated you have acclimated he/she/it has acclimated we have acclimated you have acclimated they have acclimated
Past Continuous I was acclimating you were acclimating he/she/it was acclimating we were acclimating you were acclimating they were acclimating
Past Perfect I had acclimated you had acclimated he/she/it had acclimated we had acclimated you had acclimated they had acclimated
Future I will acclimate you will acclimate he/she/it will acclimate we will acclimate you will acclimate they will acclimate
Future Perfect I will have acclimated you will have acclimated he/she/it will have acclimated we will have acclimated you will have acclimated they will have acclimated
Future Continuous I will be acclimating you will be acclimating he/she/it will be acclimating we will be acclimating you will be acclimating they will be acclimating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been acclimating you have been acclimating he/she/it has been acclimating we have been acclimating you have been acclimating they have been acclimating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been acclimating you will have been acclimating he/she/it will have been acclimating we will have been acclimating you will have been acclimating they will have been acclimating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been acclimating you had been acclimating he/she/it had been acclimating we had been acclimating you had been acclimating they had been acclimating
Conditional I would acclimate you would acclimate he/she/it would acclimate we would acclimate you would acclimate they would acclimate
Past Conditional I would have acclimated you would have acclimated he/she/it would have acclimated we would have acclimated you would have acclimated they would have acclimated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. acclimate - get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"adapt ,
conform ,
adjust - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
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acclimate verb 1. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use:
acclimatize ,
accommodate ,
adapt ,
adjust ,
conform ,
fashion ,
fit ,
reconcile ,
square ,
suit ,
tailor .
2. To make resistant to hardship, especially through continued exposure:
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Translations
ac·cli·mate vt. aclimatar.
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