acclimatizev.

Brit.

/əˈklʌɪmətʌɪz/, U.S.

/əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– acclimatise, 1800s– acclimatize.

Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French acclimater , -ize suffix.

Etymology: < French acclimater acclimate v. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier acclimate v.

Frequently with to.

a. transitive. To habituate to a new climate or environment; (of plants) to harden off. Now sometimes spec.: to habituate physiologically or behaviourally to a change under natural conditions. Cf. acclimate v. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [verb (transitive)] > acclimatize

season1601

acclimate1792

acclimatize1802

climatize1826

climate1849

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (transitive)] > accustom (a person) > adapt to circumstances

season1601

acclimate1792

acclimatize1802

climatize1826

acclime1834

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > to a new climate

acclimatize1802

acclime1834

1802 L. Engelbach Let. in Naples & Campagna Felice (1815) 201 To me, who know the effects of a hot climate, and am in a manner acclimatized, the circumstance was familiar from repeated previous observations.

1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 185 Attempts to acclimatise particularly useful species in countries in which they were not indigenous.

1925 H. L. Mencken Let. 1 Apr. in H. L. Mencken & S. Haardt Mencken & Sara (1987) 202 If you get acclimatized to a high altitude, you may be very uncomfortable when you leave it.

1959 Listener 17 Dec. 1094/3 Ficus or rubber plants can be acclimatised to light or shade.

1989 Nature 8 June 415/1 The director of the station..set Lysenko a problem: to try to acclimatize beans for Azerbaijan as a green-manure crop.

2000 Sciences May 15/1 If, like butterflies and snakes, animals are ‘hardwired’..there is no need to train or acclimatize them: just breed them and release them into a suitable habitat.

b. transitive. figurative. To accustom to new conditions.

ΚΠ

1840 T. Gordon tr. W. Menzel German Lit. I. 286 In like manner were nations, with their conditions, religions, morals, and arts, acclimatised to their respective ages.

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Feb. 3/2 Euchre was probably acclimatised on the Mississippi by the Canadian voyageurs, being a form of the French game of triomphe.

1926 V. Sackville-West Let. 14 Feb. (1984) 88 It was the silence that woke me, acclimatised as I was to noise.

1931 A. L. Rowse Politics & Younger Generation 28 Late years have witnessed..attempts..to acclimatize neo-Catholicism.

1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. viii. 165 The early colonial phrase ‘to eat one's tutu’ meaning ‘to be acclimatized to colonial life’.

2006 Independent 17 May (Extra section) 11/3 He and other researchers are looking at the possibility of getting the young immune system acclimatised to the introduction of potential allergens.

2. intransitive. To grow or become habituated to a new climate or environment. Also figurative: to become accustomed to new conditions; to naturalize.

ΚΠ

1839 Accts. & Papers 7 11 The Coolies have acclimatised well, and have suffered no Disadvantage by emigrating to this Colony.

1862 M. Hopkins Hawaii 63 The settlers acclimatise to the new locality.

1904 Monthly Consular Rep. (U.S. Dept. Commerce & Labor) July 22 With very few exceptions, they have acclimatized splendidly and are fat.

1932 Times 9 Jan. 11/6 They would..be acclimatizing to an altitude of over 20,000ft.

1962 T. G. Hiebert Abbrev. Basic Med. Physiol. (ed. 4) iii. iv. 242 The sweat glands acclimatize to prolonged exposure to heat or cold.

1990 Times 13 Jan. 34/1 Australia: I acclimatized on the plane by spreading the Vegemite thick.

2000 J. Cummings World Food: Thailand 222 Thailand's full-on tropical climate can get to you, so take it slow until you've fully acclimatised.

a. transitive (reflexive). To grow or become habituated to a new climate or environment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (reflexive)] > accustom oneself > become accustomed

acclimate1822

acclimatize1844

to shake down1959

1844 J. J. Weitbrecht Protestant Missions in Bengal 277 An excellent missionary at Calcutta attempted it for several weeks, to acclimatise himself, and was in consequence suddenly cut off by an inflammation of the brain.

1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) vi. 144 He cannot acclimatise himself, as Alcibiades can, to the harsh and polluted air of the world.

1923 Times 8 May 11/5 Old people..are less easily able to acclimatize themselves [to changing air temperature] than are younger ones.

1958 Pop. Sci. July 72/2 To acclimatize yourself, especially if you work outdoors, here's what Army scientists advise: Thoroughly condition yourself by repeated (but judicious) activity in the heat.

2001 J. Hamilton-Paterson Loving Monsters (2002) x. 180 Having acclimatised myself to the provinces I must now do the same for the city.

b. transitive (reflexive). figurative. To become accustomed to new conditions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (reflexive)] > accustom oneself

wonc1175

usec1300

enhaunt1549

familiarize1593

wont1603

acclimatize1853

to play in1894

1853 Bentley's Misc. 34 232 He was stimulated to seem to deserve the position he was acquiring, and to acclimatize himself therein.

1906 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 16/2 It is in this perhaps fairy-like, but not chimerical, part of our conscience that we must acclimatize ourselves and take pleasure.

1930 W. Muir & E. Muir tr. L. Feuchtwanger Success iv. ii. 461 Often of a Sunday morning—so quickly does one acclimatize oneself even to what one dislikes—he would have loved to go to the Tyrolean Cafe.

1954 G. Smith Flaw in Crystal v. 47 But I was talking to give myself time, to acclimatize myself to the new information.

1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xxiv. 195/2 This was a flying bomb—a ‘V1’—packed with high explosive... There was little time to acclimatise to these horrors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	acclimatize
释义	acclimatizev. Brit. /əˈklʌɪmətʌɪz/, U.S. /əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– acclimatise, 1800s– acclimatize. Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French acclimater , -ize suffix. Etymology: < French acclimater acclimate v. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier acclimate v. Frequently with to. 1. a. transitive. To habituate to a new climate or environment; (of plants) to harden off. Now sometimes spec.: to habituate physiologically or behaviourally to a change under natural conditions. Cf. acclimate v. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [verb (transitive)] > acclimatize season1601 acclimate1792 acclimatize1802 climatize1826 climate1849 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (transitive)] > accustom (a person) > adapt to circumstances season1601 acclimate1792 acclimatize1802 climatize1826 acclime1834 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > to a new climate acclimatize1802 acclime1834 1802 L. Engelbach Let. in Naples & Campagna Felice (1815) 201 To me, who know the effects of a hot climate, and am in a manner acclimatized, the circumstance was familiar from repeated previous observations. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 185 Attempts to acclimatise particularly useful species in countries in which they were not indigenous. 1925 H. L. Mencken Let. 1 Apr. in H. L. Mencken & S. Haardt Mencken & Sara (1987) 202 If you get acclimatized to a high altitude, you may be very uncomfortable when you leave it. 1959 Listener 17 Dec. 1094/3 Ficus or rubber plants can be acclimatised to light or shade. 1989 Nature 8 June 415/1 The director of the station..set Lysenko a problem: to try to acclimatize beans for Azerbaijan as a green-manure crop. 2000 Sciences May 15/1 If, like butterflies and snakes, animals are ‘hardwired’..there is no need to train or acclimatize them: just breed them and release them into a suitable habitat. b. transitive. figurative. To accustom to new conditions. ΚΠ 1840 T. Gordon tr. W. Menzel German Lit. I. 286 In like manner were nations, with their conditions, religions, morals, and arts, acclimatised to their respective ages. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Feb. 3/2 Euchre was probably acclimatised on the Mississippi by the Canadian voyageurs, being a form of the French game of triomphe. 1926 V. Sackville-West Let. 14 Feb. (1984) 88 It was the silence that woke me, acclimatised as I was to noise. 1931 A. L. Rowse Politics & Younger Generation 28 Late years have witnessed..attempts..to acclimatize neo-Catholicism. 1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. viii. 165 The early colonial phrase ‘to eat one's tutu’ meaning ‘to be acclimatized to colonial life’. 2006 Independent 17 May (Extra section) 11/3 He and other researchers are looking at the possibility of getting the young immune system acclimatised to the introduction of potential allergens. 2. intransitive. To grow or become habituated to a new climate or environment. Also figurative: to become accustomed to new conditions; to naturalize. ΚΠ 1839 Accts. & Papers 7 11 The Coolies have acclimatised well, and have suffered no Disadvantage by emigrating to this Colony. 1862 M. Hopkins Hawaii 63 The settlers acclimatise to the new locality. 1904 Monthly Consular Rep. (U.S. Dept. Commerce & Labor) July 22 With very few exceptions, they have acclimatized splendidly and are fat. 1932 Times 9 Jan. 11/6 They would..be acclimatizing to an altitude of over 20,000ft. 1962 T. G. Hiebert Abbrev. Basic Med. Physiol. (ed. 4) iii. iv. 242 The sweat glands acclimatize to prolonged exposure to heat or cold. 1990 Times 13 Jan. 34/1 Australia: I acclimatized on the plane by spreading the Vegemite thick. 2000 J. Cummings World Food: Thailand 222 Thailand's full-on tropical climate can get to you, so take it slow until you've fully acclimatised. 3. a. transitive (reflexive). To grow or become habituated to a new climate or environment. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (reflexive)] > accustom oneself > become accustomed acclimate1822 acclimatize1844 to shake down1959 1844 J. J. Weitbrecht Protestant Missions in Bengal 277 An excellent missionary at Calcutta attempted it for several weeks, to acclimatise himself, and was in consequence suddenly cut off by an inflammation of the brain. 1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) vi. 144 He cannot acclimatise himself, as Alcibiades can, to the harsh and polluted air of the world. 1923 Times 8 May 11/5 Old people..are less easily able to acclimatize themselves [to changing air temperature] than are younger ones. 1958 Pop. Sci. July 72/2 To acclimatize yourself, especially if you work outdoors, here's what Army scientists advise: Thoroughly condition yourself by repeated (but judicious) activity in the heat. 2001 J. Hamilton-Paterson Loving Monsters (2002) x. 180 Having acclimatised myself to the provinces I must now do the same for the city. b. transitive (reflexive). figurative. To become accustomed to new conditions. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (reflexive)] > accustom oneself wonc1175 usec1300 enhaunt1549 familiarize1593 wont1603 acclimatize1853 to play in1894 1853 Bentley's Misc. 34 232 He was stimulated to seem to deserve the position he was acquiring, and to acclimatize himself therein. 1906 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 16/2 It is in this perhaps fairy-like, but not chimerical, part of our conscience that we must acclimatize ourselves and take pleasure. 1930 W. Muir & E. Muir tr. L. Feuchtwanger Success iv. ii. 461 Often of a Sunday morning—so quickly does one acclimatize oneself even to what one dislikes—he would have loved to go to the Tyrolean Cafe. 1954 G. Smith Flaw in Crystal v. 47 But I was talking to give myself time, to acclimatize myself to the new information. 1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xxiv. 195/2 This was a flying bomb—a ‘V1’—packed with high explosive... 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