Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
ac·cli·ma·tize Variant:
or British ac·cli·ma·tise /&-'klI-m&-"tIz/ Function:
verbInflected Forms:
-tized or British -tised;
-tiz·ing or British -tis·ing transitive senses : to adapt to a newtemperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
acclimatize intransitive senses : to become acclimatized —
ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion or British ac·cli·ma·ti·sa·tion /&-"klI-m&t-&-'zA-sh&n/ noun