acclimatize /əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/ verb2 •To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation.She quickly acclimatized to her new job in a foreign country.The soldiers had to acclimatize before starting operations in the desert. •To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.It takes time to acclimatize oneself to the thin air of high mountains. formsacclimatized · acclimatizing · acclimatizes