Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acclimatize

/əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cli-ma-tize
IPA: /əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.

Intransitive verb

verb

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.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă)bor. Latin climalbor. Middle French climat French climat Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French acclimaterbor. English acclimate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English acclimatize From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.

Word Breakdown

Root: *ḱley-
Suffix: acclimate

Usage

Inflected Forms

acclimatizes (present, singular) acclimatizing (participle, present) acclimatized (participle, past) acclimatized (past) acclimatise (alternative)

Derived Forms

acclimatizable acclimatization acclimatizer reacclimatize

Frequently Paired Words

acclimate acclimation

Synonyms

acclimatise acclimate

Questions

How do you pronounce acclimatize?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/.
What does acclimatize mean?: To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
Where does acclimatize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă)bor. Latin climalbor. Middle French climat French climat Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French acclimaterbor. English acclimate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English acclimatize From acclimate + -ize. First attested in 1836.

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