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The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured. Darwin.

The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated. [R.] Caldwell.

apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.; as, to accommodate prophecy to events.

The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to. "The organization of the body with accommodation to its functions." Sir M. Hale.

The state of being an accomplice. [R.] Sir H. Taylor.

The act or state of being an accomplice. [R.]

A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank.

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness. "The awful idea of accountability." R. Hall.

The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.

The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union. [R.] Caxton.

The state of being accumbent or reclining. [R.]

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.

The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy. The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, wi…

The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.

To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise. Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. I. Taylor.…

The state or quality of being achromatic; as, the achromatism of a lens; achromaticity. Nichol.

A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him. Contract no friendship, or even acquaintance, with a guileful man. Sir W. Jones.…

A state of being acquainted; acquaintance. Southey.

State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance. [R.] Boyle.

. Barrow. Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law. Blackstone.