acclimate
/ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt/
acclimate verb: to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
Verb
acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)
- To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
- To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
- To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
acclimate meaning in Malayalam and Persian
acclimate in Malayalam
- സമീകരിക്കുക, അംഗീകരിക്കുക, ശീലിക്കുക, സമീകരണം
acclimate in Persian
- (transitive, mainly US) to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize
- عادت دادن, خوگرفتن xugereftan, مروسیدن marusidan
Synonyms of acclimate
Forms of acclimate
| third-person singular present | acclimates |
|---|---|
| present participle | acclimating |
| past participle | acclimated |
| past | acclimated |
Origin of acclimate
1792, from French acclimater.
Words formed from acclimate
- acclimatable
- acclimatation
- acclimatement
- acclimation
- acclimation nonacclimating
- acclimator
- acclimature
- deacclimate
- nonacclimating
- photoacclimate
- reacclimate
Questions about acclimate
- What does acclimate mean?
- Acclimate means to habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
- What is acclimate in Malayalam?
- Acclimate in Malayalam is സമീകരിക്കുക, അംഗീകരിക്കുക, ശീലിക്കുക. See Acclimate meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is acclimate?
- Acclimate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce acclimate?
- Acclimate is pronounced /ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt/.
- What is the past tense of acclimate?
- The past tense of acclimate is acclimated.
Words near acclimate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: acclimate (page history and authors); acclimate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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