reacclimate

verb

re·​ac·​cli·​mate (ˌ)rē-ˈa-klə-ˌmāt 

-ə-ˈklī-mət, 

-ˌmāt

reacclimated; reacclimating; reacclimates

transitive + intransitive

: to readapt (someone or something) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation : to acclimate again

reacclimated himself to the climate of his native country

plants reacclimating to spring temperatures

You'd be surprised how quickly the body acclimates to a change in environment. Perhaps I should say reacclimates, since you are returning to a situation with which your body is familiar.

—Runner's World

Examples of reacclimate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pro tip Tack on a night at the Balmoral prior to the trip to avoid any travel snafus scuttling your voyage, and perhaps a few more on the back end to allow proper time to reacclimate. —Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025

One final research experiment will take place upon landing, as the crew will forgo the typical medical and mobility assistance normally utilized by astronauts following spaceflight while their bodies reacclimate to gravity. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025

Sunday also recently shared photos on Instagram from her summer, saying goodbye to the full freedom of the warm months and reacclimating herself to life as a student. —Kayla Grant, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025

The emphasis was on joy, fun and reconnection, with extra doses of games, hands-on arts projects, music and athletics, as children reacclimated to being back together. —oregonlive, 25 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reacclimate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate