acclimatize

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Climbers have to walk across those ladders, wearing big boots and crampons, as they make multiple trips back and forth to advanced camps to acclimatize before finally heading for the summit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

In other cases, temperature variability can lead to an opposite response in the affected organism: an ability to acclimatize or adapt to temperature extremes, depending on their frequency and intensity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

Before the matches began, the players took at least two days to acclimatize to the altitude.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023

Humans have some ability to acclimatize to hot environments.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2022

Harry’s eyes, still puffy, took a moment to acclimatize, then he saw a pair of wrought-iron gates at the foot of what looked like a long drive.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling