0 past simple and past participle of acclimatize
1 to (cause to) change to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc.:
More time will be needed for the troops and equipment to become acclimatized to desert conditions.
We found it impossible to acclimatize ourselves to the new working conditions.
The defending champion has acclimatized to the 90°F sunshine by spending the past month in Florida.
"Why is it that it rains all the time in England?" "Don't worry - you'll soon acclimatize."
Rabbits were acclimatized for 5-7 days prior to inoculation.
The fish were allowed to recover from capture and acclimatized for 2 weeks while fed several times a day with artificial food.
Snails were gradually acclimatized over several days to the required temperature to avoid thermal shock.
The collected gammarids were transported to the laboratory into buckets of lake water, where they were acclimatized over a few hours to room temperature.
Their bodies acclimatized to the tropical sun, they have a "considerably deeper" eye socket (to cope with glare) and "considerably colder" skin (2: 11).
Infected snails and test solutions were acclimatized to each experimental temperature as required.
Although they have felt the cold, they are showing signs of being acclimatized, and special provisions are being made for their clothing and medical care and welfare.
It is mostly nocturnal and needs to be acclimatized gradually to the conditions in the tank.
