verb · neutral
acclimatize
UK/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/US/əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz/a·CLIM·a·tize
Band 7+speakingtask2
to become used to a new climate, altitude, or situation
Examples
“Hikers need time to acclimatize to high altitudes.”
“It took me three days to acclimatize to the humid weather.”
“New staff were given a week to acclimatize to the local working culture.”
Band 8 sentence
“Mountaineers must acclimatize slowly to avoid altitude sickness.”
Collocations
- acclimatize to
- acclimatize quickly
Word family
acclimatize verbacclimatization nounacclimated adjective
Common mistakes
acclimatize on the new climate→acclimatize to the new climate
Say it for a higher band
5get used to→6adapt→7+acclimatize
Synonyms
adapt
adjust
Easily confused
adapt
“It took me a week to acclimatize to the high altitude.”
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