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   acclimatize

   /əˈklʌɪmətʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions; adjust: "it's unknown whether people will acclimatize to increasingly warm weather"
   • ▪ respond physiologically or behaviourally to a change in conditions in the natural environment.
   • ▪ harden off (a plant).

   Word Origin early 19th century: from French acclimater ‘acclimatize’ + -ize.

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