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
Climbers who want to scale Everest typically must spend weeks or months acclimatizing to the altitude.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025
The sudden heat spike, which was made more likely by the decades-long failure to stop burning fossil fuels, creates an acute danger for a populace not yet acclimatized to summer heat.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 14 May 2025
Consider acclimatizing on the Langtang Valley trek first.
—Bradley Mayhew, Outside Online, 2 July 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
Climbers who want to scale Everest typically must spend weeks or months acclimatizing to the altitude.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025
The sudden heat spike, which was made more likely by the decades-long failure to stop burning fossil fuels, creates an acute danger for a populace not yet acclimatized to summer heat.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 14 May 2025
Consider acclimatizing on the Langtang Valley trek first.
—Bradley Mayhew, Outside Online, 2 July 2025
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“Acclimatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclimatize. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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