acclimatize

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to change to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc., or to make someone or something do this:

acclimatize to The defending champion has acclimatized to the 30°C sunshine by spending the past month in Florida.

More time will be needed for the troops and equipment to become acclimatised to desert conditions.

"Why is it that it rains all the time in England?" "Don't worry - you'll soon acclimatise."

We found it impossible to acclimatize ourselves to the new working conditions.