Thursday, September 10, 2009

Word of the Week

acclimate - to adapt, to adjust, to become accustomed to a new situation, circumstances, climate or environment

acclimate is pronounced ak-luh-meyt and is a verb

examples
acclimate to a new job
acclimate to the weather in a different state
acclimate to living at the seashore

When John started to college, he had to become acclimated to living on a college campus.

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