Antonyms for acclimate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ak-luh-meyt, uh-klahy-mit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk ləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪ mɪt |
Definition of acclimate
Origin :- 1792, from French acclimater, verb formed from à "to" (see ad-) + climat (see climate). Related: Acclimated; acclimating. The extended form acclimatize is now more common.
- verb make or become adjusted, adapted
- A variation of it was given you to acclimate you to Earth's gravity and atmosphere.
- Extract from : « Star Performer » by Robert J. Shea
- They had learned to appreciate their skill in the arts, and resolved to acclimate those arts at home.
- Extract from : « Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries » by Edward Rowland
- It may take a year or two to acclimate them to this more equable and more refreshing temperature.
- Extract from : « Our Italy » by Charles Dudley Warner
- Persistent efforts have been made to acclimate both Heather and Gorse in America.
- Extract from : « Old-Time Gardens » by Alice Morse Earle
- Well, Sir, these races dying out, the white man has to acclimate himself.
- Extract from : « The Professor at the Breakfast Table » by Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)
Synonyms for acclimate
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