Examples of acclimatize in a Sentence
The mountain climbers spent a few days acclimatizing themselves to the high altitude.
had lived through several northern winters before she fully acclimatized her wardrobe
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Located in the Indian Ocean more than a thousand miles off the east coast of Africa, Isle de France became a testing ground for acclimatizing nutmeg to a new habitat.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
Consider acclimatizing on the Langtang Valley trek first.
—Bradley Mayhew, Outside Online, 2 July 2025
Finally, gradually acclimatizing workers to laboring in extreme heat, instead of expecting people to work full-steam on the first few blazing hot days of the summer.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
As Sam makes his way to Bushwick, in the hopes of resurrecting his dormant stage persona, Romero acclimatizes us to the catty, interpersonal backstage drama of the cabaret’s moving parts, endearing us to each character in the process.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
Consider acclimatizing on the Langtang Valley trek first.
—Bradley Mayhew, Outside Online, 2 July 2025
Finally, gradually acclimatizing workers to laboring in extreme heat, instead of expecting people to work full-steam on the first few blazing hot days of the summer.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
As Sam makes his way to Bushwick, in the hopes of resurrecting his dormant stage persona, Romero acclimatizes us to the catty, interpersonal backstage drama of the cabaret’s moving parts, endearing us to each character in the process.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
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“Acclimatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclimatize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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acclimatize
verb
ac·cli·ma·tize
variants
or British acclimatise
acclimatized or British acclimatised; acclimatizing or British acclimatising
: to adapt to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
: to become acclimatized
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