acclimatize

C2+ Topic:Environment & Ecology

Also spelled acclimatised

US /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ UK /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to become accustomed to a new climate or environment

The transplanted seedlings slowly acclimatized to the colder soil.

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1 verb · to become accustomed to a... acclimate adapt adjust accustom habituate season

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Derived forms acclimatization

Related forms acclimate climateacclimation

Etymology

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

climat Middle English klíma Ancient Greek

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# acclimatize

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

## Meanings
1. to become accustomed to a new climate or environment

## Examples
- The transplanted seedlings slowly acclimatized to the colder soil.

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

## Derived Forms
- acclimatization

## Related Forms
- acclimate
- climate
- acclimation

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

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

## AI Etymology
acclimatize comes from French acclimater ('to acclimate') + -ize, from a- ('to') + climat ('climate'), from Ancient Greek klíma ('region, zone'). Morphologically, the word is transparent: -ize is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the verb sense is "to become accustomed to a new climate or environment", 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 acclimate, climate, acclimation and derivatives such as acclimatization, 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
- Environment & Ecology
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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