acclimatize
Example Sentences
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The speed with which the variant spread left the authorities little time to acclimatize the population to the idea of widespread infection.
From New York Times
The locker room temperature was set unusually low to acclimatize the team.
From Seattle Times
But here I am, at the cusp of something: acclimatized — or better yet, invested — in a way I never used to be.
From Los Angeles Times
"So in each project it is like I have three days in which I have to acclimatize to the altitude."
From Reuters
People can eventually acclimatize to some level of heat.
From Scientific American
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