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acclimating — ac·cli·mate || É™ klaɪmÉ™t v. adapt, adjust, become accustomed … English contemporary dictionary
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Acclimate — Ac*cli mate (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acclimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acclimating}.] [F. acclimater; [ a] (l. ad) + climat climate. See {Climate}.] To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acclimated — Acclimate Ac*cli mate (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acclimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acclimating}.] [F. acclimater; [ a] (l. ad) + climat climate. See {Climate}.] To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acclimature — Ac*cli ma*ture ([a^]k kl[imac] m[.a]*t[ u]r; 135), n. The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated. [R.] Caldwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acclimation — noun Date: 1826 the process or result of acclimating; especially physiological adjustment by an organism to environmental change … New Collegiate Dictionary
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