ACCLIMATE Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

acclimate

verb

ˈa-klə-ˌmāt

Definition of acclimate

as in to adjust

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation never could acclimate himself to a nine-to-five office job

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Recent Examples of acclimate The University of Michigan says its change will help more students acclimate to the demands of college. — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026 The rookie third-round pick out of Louisville feels well acclimated from his mental preparation while he was sidelined. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 Don’t be surprised if your skin needs time to acclimate to the combination. — Kelsey Stewart, Allure, 18 Aug. 2026 Balor, age 10, and Zephyr, age 7, are beginning to acclimate to their new habitat at Georgia Aquarium. — Cbs Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for acclimate

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Verb

To make up the difference, the school adjusted its bell schedule, including adding time to class periods.

— Conor McGill, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
One way is by adjusting the draft for vessels going through the locks.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjust

Verb

For instance, organizations routinely apply these tools to localize regional marketing campaigns, update compliance documentation and adapt customer service knowledge bases, to name a few.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
During the day, the menu reclaims fry bread, a dish with a knotty history among Indigenous groups, as they were forced to adapt to US government rations when forcibly displaced from their homes.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of adapt

Verb

With Mike McDaniel tailoring an offense around him, and Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle offering lethal receiver targets, Tagovailoa threw 73 touchdowns, compared with 29 interceptions, over those three seasons.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
District 6 Councilwoman Kimberly Owens suggested CMPD write that promise into the language of the law, tailoring the curfew to explicitly focus on gatherings of a certain size.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of tailor

Verb

All of the windows—and even the kitchen island and the couple’s bed platform—conform to the same dimensions.

— Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2026
Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of conform

Verb

Hospitals and other healthcare providers have warned that the changes could put additional financial pressure on rural facilities that rely heavily on Medicaid reimbursements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
But the band fury is as climactic as anything that could be done continuing to have the full ensemble play… and Dudamel looked happy enough to put his baton down, turn around and just watch the group play for a few minutes.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

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