different between acclimate vs acclimated

English

Etymology

1792, from French acclimater.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??kla?.m?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æk.l?.me?t/, /??kla?.m?t/

Verb

acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)

1. (transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
2. (transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
3. (intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.

Synonyms

• acclimatise/acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen, adjust

Derived terms

• acclimatation
• acclimatement
• acclimation

Related terms

• acclimatize
• climate

Translations

French

Verb

acclimate

1. first-person singular present indicative of acclimater
2. third-person singular present indicative of acclimater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
5. second-person singular imperative of acclimater

Anagrams

• clameçait

Italian

Verb

acclimate

1. second-person plural present indicative of acclimare
2. second-person plural imperative of acclimare
3. feminine plural of acclimato

Anagrams

• malaticce

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æk.l?m.e?t.?d/
• (US)

Adjective

acclimated (comparative more acclimated, superlative most acclimated)

1. accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment

Translations

Verb

acclimated

1. (chiefly US) simple past tense and past participle of acclimate