Acclimatize
Acclimatize verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.
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Synonyms for Acclimatize
Close and acclimatize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Close" instead a verb "Acclimatize".
Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Acclimatize and close are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acclimatize" instead a verb "Close".
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The other is that the dolls' features (close-set eyes and a somewhat pinched face) was all part of a campaign to acclimatize kids to a world in which those features would be common: as a mutation caused by nuclear war.
Source: Franchise / Cabbage Patch Kids
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Close and Acclimatize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acclimatize/close
Acclimatize & Close. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acclimatize/close>.
Close or Acclimatize. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acclimatize/close.
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