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   Ac·cli·mate

   /ˈakləˌmāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. become accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions: North American "it will take a few days to get acclimated to the altitude"
   • ▪ respond physiologically or behaviorally to a change in an environmental factor under controlled conditions. North American
   • ▪ harden off (a plant). North American

   Word Origin late 18th century: from French acclimater, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + climat ‘climate’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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