climatize

Adapt to conditions

Climatize means to acclimate or adjust to a new climate or environment.

The word appears in both literal and figurative contexts: It took months to climatize to the Arizona heat.

In technical usage, it can mean to make something suitable for a particular climate, as with equipment or materials.

Acclimatize is more common in most contexts.

environment

ecosystem

Interconnected organisms and surroundings

ecology · carbon · greenhouse · ozone · sustainability · conservation · pollution · emissions · temperature · precipitation

acclimate

acclimatization

Adjusting to new conditions

conditioning · seasoning · hardening · toughening · inurement · habituation · desensitization · naturalization · orientation · preparation

weather

temperature

Measured heat intensity

meteorology · barometer · heatwave · frost · drought · monsoon · cyclone · blizzard · typhoon · thunderstorm

adapt

flexibility

Ability to adapt easily

transformation · evolution · coping · innovation · reconfiguration · reinvention · alteration · variation · revision · overhaul

resilience

endurance

Sustained effort capacity

stamina · fortitude · tenacity · grit · perseverance · survival · recovery · durability · steadfastness · stability

Opposites
adaptation process

climatizemaladapt

Adjust poorly to circumstances

reject · unadapted · unacclimatized · struggle · suffer

temporal process

climatizeshock

Violent sudden disturbance

jolt · cold exposure

Phrases
Family

climatic, climatically

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G