acclimatise

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acclimatise

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Old French a-

French a-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-

Proto-Indo-European *-éyti

Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti

Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō

Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă)bor.

Latin climalbor.

Middle French climat

French climat

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old French -ier

Middle French -er

French -er

French acclimaterbor.

English acclimate

English -ise

English acclimatise

From acclimate + -ise.

verb acclimatises · acclimatising · acclimatised

  1. Non-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatize. The England manager can be encouraged by more evidence that Rickie Lambert has quickly acclimatised to international football, with another headed goal to add to the one he scored against Scotland, but Welbeck's ban comes at a time when Wayne Rooney and Andy Carroll are already out and Daniel Sturri

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