verb
- to accustom or adapt (a person or organism) to a new climate or environment
- to equip (a space) with air conditioning or climate control
Usage: often used in the context of physical or physiological adjustment
Usage: less common than acclimate sense; technical usage
Examples
- It took several weeks for the athletes to climatize to the high altitude.
- The new residents needed time to climatize to the tropical heat.
- The facility was climatized to maintain optimal temperature and humidity.
- Mountaineers climatize gradually to prevent altitude sickness.
- The greenhouse was climatized for growing exotic plants.
- After moving to a colder region, her body began to climatize naturally.