acclimate
verb
ac·cli·mate
ˈa-klə-ˌmāt 
ə-ˈklī-mət,
-ˌmāt
acclimated; acclimating
: to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
They had to acclimate themselves to an urban lifestyle.
slowly becoming acclimated to a new environment
: to adjust or adapt to a new temperature, climate, environment, or situation : to become acclimated
climbers gradually acclimating to the high altitude
Examples of acclimate in a Sentence
I acclimated myself to the hot weather.
You might need to acclimate your plants to bright sunlight gradually.
We took a few days to get acclimated to our new teacher.
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The biggest adjustment Tuesday was getting acclimated to the umpire’s strike zone.
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Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
And that stretch included the team trying to acclimate with players working back from injury in Chawinga and LaBonta.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Surely, after 10 years of flying across the Atlantic monthly for my career, my body has acclimated to spending hours at high altitudes—right?
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
League leaders saw it as imperative that the replacement officials — individuals with experience officiating NCAA Division I, II and III college football games — begin training as early as possible to give them adequate time to acclimate to NFL rules and the speed of the professional game.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
And that stretch included the team trying to acclimate with players working back from injury in Chawinga and LaBonta.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Surely, after 10 years of flying across the Atlantic monthly for my career, my body has acclimated to spending hours at high altitudes—right?
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
League leaders saw it as imperative that the replacement officials — individuals with experience officiating NCAA Division I, II and III college football games — begin training as early as possible to give them adequate time to acclimate to NFL rules and the speed of the professional game.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Acclimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclimate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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acclimate
verb
ac·cli·mate
ˈak-lə-ˌmāt
ə-ˈklī-mət
ə-ˈklī-mət
-ˌmāt
acclimated; acclimating
: to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation
acclimation
noun
ˌak-lə-ˈmā-shən,
ˌak-ˌlī-
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