ACCLIMATISE
\ɐklˈa͡ɪmɐtˌa͡ɪz], \ɐklˈaɪmɐtˌaɪz], \ɐ_k_l_ˈaɪ_m_ɐ_t_ˌaɪ_z]\
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ak-kl[=i]m'at-[=i]z, v.t. to inure to a foreign climate--also ACCLIM'ATE.--n. ACCLIMATIS[=A]'TION, the act of acclimatising: the state of being acclimatised--also ACCLIM[=A]'TION, ACCLIMAT[=A]'TION, the former anomalous, the second used in French. [Fr. acclimater, from à and climat. See CLIMATE.]
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