# acclimatize

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/

## Definitions
1. To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
2. To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.

## Etymology
From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/acclimatize