acclimate
Settle into conditions
To acclimate is to adjust to new conditions, especially climate or environment.
Someone who moves from sea level to the mountains needs time to acclimate to the altitude.
The word extends beyond weather: It took her a few weeks to acclimate to the new job.
Acclimate and acclimatize mean the same thing, with acclimate more common in American English.
Change to fit better
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- habituateMake accustomed through repetition
- accommodateProvide for or adjust
- attuneAdjust to conditions
acculturate · orient · familiarize · condition · conform · integrate · naturalize · settle in
Measured heat intensity
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- coldLow temperature state
weather · atmosphere · air pressure · thin air · elevation · tropical · arid · polar
Area around something
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- terrainLand's physical features
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
locale · setting · conditions · changed circumstances · relocation · transplant · immersion · exposure
Collective social practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- workplaceEmployment location
- communityCollective of connected people
language · etiquette · expectations · social dynamics · traditions · new job · new school · foreign country
adjust
Change to fit better
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- habituateMake accustomed through repetition
- accommodateProvide for or adjust
attune · acculturate · orient · familiarize · condition · conform · integrate · naturalize · settle in · get used to
temperature
Measured heat intensity
cold · weather · atmosphere · air pressure · thin air · elevation · tropical · arid · polar · temperate
surroundings
Area around something
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- terrainLand's physical features
landscape · locale · setting · conditions · changed circumstances · relocation · transplant · immersion · exposure
culture
Collective social practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- workplaceEmployment location
community · language · etiquette · expectations · social dynamics · traditions · new job · new school · foreign country · expatriate
- adaptadapt, adjust, accommodate, accustom, familiarize
- adaptabilityadapt, flexibility, resilience, adaptability, pliability
- educateteach, instruct, educate, tutor, school
- strengthenstrengthen, reinforce, fortify, bolster, toughen
- understandingunderstand, comprehend, grasp, fathom, follow
- putting down rootssettle, home, nest, plant, roots
acclimatize, acclimation, acclimatization, acclimatized, acclimated, acclimating, acclimates, acclimatizing, acclimatise