Acclimate vs Dominate - What's the difference?
acclimate | dominate |
(transitive, chiefly, US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
To enjoy a commanding position in some field
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 15
, author=Michael Da Silva
, title=Wigan 1 - 3 Bolton
, work=BBC Sport
To overlook from a height
As verbs the difference between acclimate and dominate
is that acclimate is while dominate is to govern, rule or control by superior authority or power.acclimate
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(acclimat)Synonyms
* acclimatise/acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen, adjustDerived terms
* acclimatation * acclimatement * acclimationdominate
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(dominat)citation, page= , passage=Individual mistakes proved costly for Wigan who, particularly after the half-time introduction of Hugo Rodallega, dominated for long periods.}}