acclimate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈækləmeɪt/ UK /əˈklaɪmət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to adjust or become accustomed to a new climate or conditions

It took the climbers a week to acclimate to the thin mountain air.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to adjust or become... adjust adapt accustom acclimatize habituate season

Word family

Derived forms acclimation

Related forms acclimatize acclimatization climate

Etymology

From French acclimater, from a- ('to') + climat ('climate'), ultimately from Ancient Greek klíma ('region, zone').

climat Middle English klíma Ancient Greek

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# acclimate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈækləmeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈklaɪmət/

## Meanings
1. to adjust or become accustomed to a new climate or conditions

## Examples
- It took the climbers a week to acclimate to the thin mountain air.

## Synonyms
- adjust
- adapt
- accustom
- acclimatize
- habituate
- season

## Derived Forms
- acclimation

## Related Forms
- acclimatize
- acclimatization
- climate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: climat
- Root: klíma

## Etymology
From French acclimater, from a- ('to') + climat ('climate'), ultimately from Ancient Greek klíma ('region, zone').

## AI Etymology
acclimate comes from French acclimater, from a- ('to') + climat ('climate'), ultimately from Ancient Greek klíma ('region, zone'). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the verb sense is "to adjust or become accustomed to a new climate or conditions", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as acclimatize, acclimatization, climate and derivatives such as acclimation, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Old French climat, Ancient Greek klíma, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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