climatize
/ˈklaɪmətaɪz/
verb
- To adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
- Plants from tropical regions often struggle to climatize to colder temperatures.
- The hikers needed a few days to climatize to the high altitude before attempting the summit.
- After moving from Florida to Alaska, it took her months to fully climatize to the long, dark winters.
- To equip or modify a building or space to control its temperature and humidity (air conditioning or heating).
- The old school was finally climatized with central air conditioning last summer.
- Many offices are climatized to keep workers comfortable regardless of the weather outside.
- They decided to climatize the greenhouse so they could grow orchids year-round.