acclimatization
ac•cli•ma•tize (BrE also -ise)BrE /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/
NAmE /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/
(NAmE also ac•cli•mate) verb
verb forms
word origin[intransitive, transitive]to get used to a new place, situation or climate
example bank
~ (to sth) Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize.It takes many months to acclimatize to life in the tropics.~ yourself (to sth) She was fine once she had acclimatized herself to the cold. 
ac•cli•ma•tiza•tion, -isa•tion /BrE əˌklaɪmətaɪˈzeɪʃn; NAmE əˌklaɪmətəˈzeɪʃn/ noun [uncountable]
