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Verb: acclimate  'ak-lu,meyt or u'klI-mut
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: acclimatize)
  1. Get used to a certain climate
    "They never acclimated in Egypt";
    - acclimatize, acclimatise [Brit]

Derived forms: acclimated, acclimates, acclimating

Type of: adapt, adjust, conform

Encyclopedia: Acclimate