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acclimatize

(also UK -ise)
 
 
/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ verb [I, T]

Definition

to start to feel happy with the weather, the way of life, etc in a new place, or to make someone do this
acclimatization
 
 
/əˌklaɪmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [U]
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