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单词 acclimatize
释义 ac·cli·ma·tize
\əˈklīməˌtīz also aˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: French acclimater + English -ize
transitive verb
1. : to adapt to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
 < gradually acclimatized to temperatures that prove unsuited … under ordinary conditions — Popular Science Monthly >
 < sufficiently acclimatized to altitudes of 24,000 feet — Geographical Journal >
 < American varieties have been acclimatized in experimental farms operated by Japanese agriculturists — National Geographic >
 < the ultimate outcome of this movement to acclimatize psychical research in the universities — Journal of Parapsychology >
 < acclimatize the mind to a world of natural beauty — Times Literary Supplement >
2. : to increase the stability of (a sol) toward a precipitant by adding the latter slowly
 < yeast acclimatized during preparation >
intransitive verb
: to become acclimatized
Synonyms: see harden
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