Definition of "acclimatize"

acclimatize

/əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/

verb
third-person singular simple present acclimatizes, present participle acclimatizing, simple past and past participle acclimatized
1. (intransitive) To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.
2. (transitive) 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.