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ac⋅cli⋅ma⋅tize

  [uh-klahy-muh-tahyz]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
to acclimate.
Also, especially British, ac⋅cli⋅ma⋅tise.

Origin:
1830–40; acclimate + -ize

Related forms:
ac⋅cli⋅ma⋅tiz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ac⋅cli⋅ma⋅ti⋅za⋅tion, noun
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ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion   (ə-klī'mə-tĭ-zā'shən)   
n.  The physiological adaptation of an animal or plant to changes in climate or environment, such as light, temperature, or altitude.
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Acclimatization

Ac*cli"ma*ti*za"tion\, n. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured. --Darwin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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