acclimated

adjective

ac·​cli·​mat·​ed ˈa-klə-ˌmā-təd 

ə-ˈklī-mə-,

-ˌmā-

: adapted to a new altitude, climate, environment, or situation

… people can and must become acclimated to extreme weather. It can be a matter of life and death.

—Jack Williams

Hampsten, well acclimated from training in Colorado all summer, had LeMond on the ropes …

—John Krakauer

Examples of acclimated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And some people are more acclimated to extreme climates than others; what is stifling to someone in Minneapolis may be normal to someone in Miami. —Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 June 2025

The last five days have provided Devers with an opportunity to become acclimated with his new stomping grounds. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 June 2025

Our trees have become acclimated to those conditions. —Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025

Instead, the latest barrel strength release walks a balanced line between the bold characteristics of a well-aged rye and aromas familiar to drinkers more acclimated to bourbon. —David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for acclimated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated
• amputated