climatize
/ˈklaɪ.mɪtaɪz/
climatize verb: to acclimatize or become acclimatized.
Verb
climatize (third-person singular simple present climatizes, present participle climatizing, simple past and past participle climatized)
- To acclimatize or become acclimatized.
- Incidentally, the emphasis on the necessity of visual communication for the MTV generation is overblown. The MTV generation was climatized to visual media as an accident of history; had they been born in any other era they would have had to learn like anyone else.2025 November 2 (last accessed), “Let’s Get Real! Magritte and the Nature of Reality”, in baptistcenter.com, archived from the original on 01 May 2006, page 14
- To adapt for comfort in extreme climates, especially as regards to temperature.
Forms of climatize
| third-person singular present | climatizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | climatizing |
| past participle | climatized |
| past | climatized |
Origin of climatize
From climate + -ize.
Words formed from climatize
Questions about climatize
- What does climatize mean?
- Climatize means to acclimatize or become acclimatized.
- What part of speech is climatize?
- Climatize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce climatize?
- Climatize is pronounced /ˈklaɪ.mɪtaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of climatize?
- The past tense of climatize is climatized.
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