acclimate
verb
ac·cli·mate
ˈa-klə-ˌmāt 
ə-ˈklī-mət,
-ˌmāt
acclimated; acclimating
: to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
They had to acclimate themselves to an urban lifestyle.
slowly becoming acclimated to a new environment
: to adjust or adapt to a new temperature, climate, environment, or situation : to become acclimated
climbers gradually acclimating to the high altitude
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Examples of acclimate in a Sentence
I acclimated myself to the hot weather.
You might need to acclimate your plants to bright sunlight gradually.
We took a few days to get acclimated to our new teacher.
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There are, of course, short-term public costs associated with acclimating so many new arrivals, plus government expenditures on education and health services for immigrants and their families, along with the political and social challenges.
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Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Holmes’s fans—and the countless publicists that thank the actress for keeping their brands in business—will perhaps have to acclimate to seeing less of their hero over the coming months.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 29 July 2024
Vox spoke with the organization’s founder Joy Buolamwini about the TSA’s use of facial recognition technology:
Buolamwini argued that airport face recognition is a way of acclimating the public to having more and more sensitive information taken.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 22 July 2024
Buolamwini argued that airport face recognition is a way of acclimating the public to having more and more sensitive information taken.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 19 July 2024
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Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Holmes’s fans—and the countless publicists that thank the actress for keeping their brands in business—will perhaps have to acclimate to seeing less of their hero over the coming months.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 29 July 2024
Vox spoke with the organization’s founder Joy Buolamwini about the TSA’s use of facial recognition technology:
Buolamwini argued that airport face recognition is a way of acclimating the public to having more and more sensitive information taken.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 22 July 2024
Buolamwini argued that airport face recognition is a way of acclimating the public to having more and more sensitive information taken.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 19 July 2024
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acclimate
verb
ac·cli·mate
ˈak-lə-ˌmāt
ə-ˈklī-mət
ə-ˈklī-mət
-ˌmāt
acclimated; acclimating
: to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation
acclimation
noun
ˌak-lə-ˈmā-shən
ˌak-ˌlī-
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