acclimatise
/ə'klaimətaiz/ Cách viết khác : (acclimatise) /ə'klaimətaiz/ (acclimate) /'æklaimeit/
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Definition
- Verb (intransitive and transitive):
- To become accustomed to a new climate or environment: The process of physiological or psychological adjustment to different environmental conditions, particularly temperature, altitude, or humidity.
- To make someone or something accustomed to a new climate or environment: The act of causing an organism, person, or group to adapt to new surroundings.
Usage and Examples
- Intransitive Verb (to become accustomed):
- It takes a few days to acclimatise after arriving in the mountains.
- The new recruits needed time to acclimatise to the regiment's strict routine.
- Transitive Verb (to make accustomed):
- The zoo carefully acclimatises animals from tropical regions before placing them in outdoor enclosures.
- You should acclimatise your plants to direct sunlight gradually.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "acclimatise to": This is the standard preposition used with the verb.
- Athletes often travel early to competitions to acclimatise to the local time zone and weather.
- The process of acclimatisation (noun) is often discussed in contexts of biology, sports science, and travel.
- The verb can be used figuratively for non-climatic adjustments.
- He quickly acclimatised to the fast-paced culture of the new company.
Variants and Related Words
- Acclimatize: The preferred spelling in American English. It has the same meaning and usage as "acclimatise".
- Acclimatisation (noun, British English) / Acclimatization (noun, American English): The process or result of acclimatising.
- High-altitude acclimatisation involves physiological changes like increased red blood cell production.
- Acclimate: A synonym, more common in American English, often used in both transitive and intransitive forms.
- It was hard to acclimate to the city's noise.
Synonyms
- Adapt: To adjust to new conditions. (More general)
- Adjust: To change or tailor to fit.
- Accustom: To make familiar through use or habit.
- Habituate: To make used to something through prolonged exposure.
Phrasal Verbs / Common Constructions
- Acclimatise oneself to: A reflexive construction emphasizing personal effort in the adjustment.
- She had to acclimatise herself to working night shifts.
Related Idioms or Phrases
- While there is no specific idiom using "acclimatise", the concept is central to phrases like:
- "Get one's sea legs": To become accustomed to the motion of a ship at sea (a specific form of acclimatisation).
- "Get used to": A very common, informal phrase with a similar meaning to acclimatise.
Verb
- get used to a certain climate
- They never acclimatized in Egypt