† acclimev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To acclimatize, habituate. Chiefly with to.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (transitive)] > accustom (a person) > adapt to circumstances
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > to a new climate
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1834 Ann. Rep. Board Educ. (Gen. Assembly Presbyterian Church) 12 Thus they grow up, acclimed at home to the latitude of the great missionary field.
1843 E. Jones Stud. Sensation & Event 22 And now to acclime His gasping life to the heaven it nears.
1858 H. A. Reid Harp of West 46 March was too fierce, and May too mild, July too soft, and Winter wild, Thy fated impress to acclime.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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