climatize

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cli⋅ma⋅tize

[klahy-muh-tahyz]

–verb (used with object) -tized, -tiz⋅ing.

1.	to acclimate to a new environment.

2.	to prepare or modify (a building, vehicle, etc.) for use or comfort in a specific climate, esp. one that includes extreme cold or extreme heat: to climatize a house by adding insulation and storm windows.

Also, especially British, cli⋅ma⋅tise.

Origin:
1820–30; climate + -ize

Related forms:

cli⋅ma⋅ti⋅za⋅tion, noun

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