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acclimate
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acclimate
[əklī′mit, ak′limāt]
Etymology: L, ad, toward; Gk, klima, region
to adjust physiologically to a different climate or environment or to changes in altitude or temperature. Also acclimatize [əklī′mətīz′] . acclimation, acclimatization, n.


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Basically, this means acclimating the seedlings to outside weather.
At home, she's had to spend some time of late acclimating new members of the Anchorage school board (all seven positions have turned over since her appointment in 2000).
The final project emanated from a group class assignment to create resources to aid in acclimating new community college employees to working in a two-year college.
 
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