season :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"

n. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"

time of year

n. one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"

temper, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

harden, make fit

v. make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"

flavor, flavour, give flavor

v. lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"

second, minute, moment, instant

n. a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"

date

n. the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"

epoch

n. a unit of geological time

era

n. a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

turn, tour, go, spell

n. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

inure, harden

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

acclimatize, acclimate, get used to the climate, acclimatise

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

temper, moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

toughen, make tougher, make tough

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

condition, put into a proper state

v. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"

discipline, condition, train

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

naturalize, make more natural, make more lifelike

v. make more natural or lifelike

adjust, conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

habituate, accustom, make used

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

teach, learn, instruct

v. impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

school, educate

v. give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"

instruct, apprise, apprize

v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

train, develop, prepare, educate, make prepared

v. create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"

familiarize, familiarise, acquaint

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

grow, mature, maturate, undergo maturation, grow mature

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

moderate, mellow

v. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"

age, mature, maturate, grow old, grow older

v. grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

age, make older, cause to age

v. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

mellow, make mellow

v. soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

balance, equilibrate, equilibrize

v. bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"

age, make older, cause to age

v. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

age, mature, maturate, grow old, grow older

v. grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

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