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acclimatizing

acclimatizing is the present participle and gerund of acclimatize.

Meaning of acclimatize

Verb

acclimatize (third-person singular simple present acclimatizes, present participle acclimatizing, simple past and past participle acclimatized)

  1. (intransitive) To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
    • acclimatize to the new regulations
  2. (transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
    • acclimatize the staff to the new regulations

Questions about acclimatizing

What is acclimatizing the present participle and gerund of?
Acclimatizing is the present participle and gerund of acclimatize.

Words near acclimatizing in the dictionary

  1. acclimatize
  2. acclimatized
  3. acclimatizer
  4. acclimatizers
  5. acclimatizes
  6. acclimatizing
  7. acclimator
  8. acclimators
  9. acclimatory
  10. acclimature
  11. acclinate

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