Definition of "acclimatize" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.

   • acclimatize to the new regulations
   • It takes time to acclimatize to the thin air of high mountains.
   • She quickly acclimatized to her new job in a foreign country.
   • The soldiers had to acclimatize before starting operations in the desert.

2. (transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.

   • acclimatize the staff to the new regulations