单词 | climatize |
释义 | climatize in British English or climatise (ˈklaɪməˌtaɪz) verb (intransitive) another word for acclimatize acclimatize in British English or acclimatise (əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz) or acclimate (əˈklaɪmeɪt, ˈæklɪˌmeɪt) verb to adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment Derived forms acclimatizable (acˈclimaˌtizable) or acclimatisable (acˈclimaˌtisable) or acclimatable (acˈclimatable) adjective acclimatization (acˌclimatiˈzation) or acclimatisation (acˌclimatiˈsation) or acclimation (ˌaccliˈmation) noun acclimatizer (acˈclimaˌtizer) or acclimatiser (acˈclimaˌtiser) noun climatize in American English (ˈklaiməˌtaiz) transitive verbWord forms: -tized, -tizing Also esp Brit climatise1. to acclimate to a new environment 2. to prepare or modify (a building, vehicle, etc.) for use or comfort in a specific climate, esp. one that includes extreme cold or extreme heat to climatize a house by adding insulation and storm windows Derived forms climatization noun Word origin [1820–30; climate + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, insider, morphology, myth, takeoff-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize) |
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