ACCLIMATES Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

acclimates

verb

present tense third-person singular of acclimate

as in adapts

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation never could acclimate himself to a nine-to-five office job

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Recent Examples of acclimates Hardening off slowly acclimates plants to outdoor conditions to avoid shocking them with the drastic change in environment. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026 Recognizing that, manager Alex Cora expects to give several others a shot in the coming weeks to see who acclimates themselves best. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026

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The four-stage system blocks out background noise in real time and adapts to your surroundings, giving you optimal output every single time.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Each episode adapts a different tale from author Sawamura Ichi’s collection of short horror stories.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of adapts

Verb

The menus include a Light Brightness setting, which adjusts image brightness (and laser power) in 10 steps.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
The Find + Follow Air Purifier senses areas of high air pollutants in the home – such as where residents are cooking, smoking or burning candles – and adjusts its position to clean this air.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjusts

Verb

What’s happened conforms to a classic pattern of far-left and far-right politics in France, and in Europe generally.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Related Stories InCheck reports summarize how a factory’s chemical inventory conforms to ZDHC’s Manufacturing Restricted Substances List, or MRSL.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of conforms

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The latest Channel 12 opinion poll puts Eisenkot first with 23 seats, ahead of the Likud with 21, though other pollsters differ.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
View gallery - 7 images This tiny house takes the look of a traditional mountain lodge and puts it on wheels.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

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