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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ak-luh-meyt, uh-klahy-mit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk ləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪ mɪt

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Définition of acclimate

Origin :
  • 1792, from French acclimater, verb formed from à "to" (see ad-) + climat (see climate). Related: Acclimated; acclimating. The extended form acclimatize is now more common.
  • verb make or become adjusted, adapted
Example sentences :
  • A variation of it was given you to acclimate you to Earth's gravity and atmosphere.
  • Extract from : « Star Performer » by Robert J. Shea
  • They had learned to appreciate their skill in the arts, and resolved to acclimate those arts at home.
  • Extract from : « Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries » by Edward Rowland
  • It may take a year or two to acclimate them to this more equable and more refreshing temperature.
  • Extract from : « Our Italy » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • Persistent efforts have been made to acclimate both Heather and Gorse in America.
  • Extract from : « Old-Time Gardens » by Alice Morse Earle
  • Well, Sir, these races dying out, the white man has to acclimate himself.
  • Extract from : « The Professor at the Breakfast Table » by Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)

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