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Definition of: acclimate
(əklī′mit, ak′lə·māt) v.t. & v.i. ·mat·ed, ·mat·ing
To adapt or become adapted to a foreign climate or new environment: said of persons, plants, or animals; acclimatize. [<F acclimater < à to (<L ad-) + climat CLIMATE]
—ac·cli·ma·ta·ble (ə·klī′mə·tə·bəl) adjective
—ac·cli·ma·tion (ak′1ə·mā′shən), ac·cli·ma·ta·tion (ə·klī′ mə′ tā′ shən) noun
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