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acclimatization

noun
/əˌklaɪ.mə.təˈzeɪ.ʃən/US

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 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 *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English acclimatize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English acclimatization From acclimatize + -ation.

  1. borrowed from acclimater
  2. suffixed as acclimatize — “acclimate + ize”
  3. suffixed as acclimatization — “acclimatize + ation”

Definitions

  1. The act of acclimatizing

    The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

    • The expedition paused to allow for proper acclimatization at base camp.
    • Acclimatization to extreme climates is essential for survival.
    • The scientist studied the acclimatization of plants introduced into new environments.

  2. The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA