单词	naturalizing
释义	naturalize verb nat·​u·​ral·​ize ˈna-ch(ə-)rə-ˌlīz  naturalized; naturalizing transitive verb 1 : to confer the rights of a national on especially : to admit to citizenship 2 : to introduce into common use or into the vernacular 3 : to bring into conformity with nature 4 : to cause (something, such as a plant) to become established as if native intransitive verb : to become established as if native Example Sentences The government refused to naturalize them without documentation. naturalized citizens of the U.S. Several Asian fish have become naturalized in these lakes. Before you naturalize bulbs in your lawn, fertilize well. These daisies naturalize well in the Pacific Northwest. Recent Examples on the Web Alternatively, host countries allow refugees to naturalize and build new lives. Cathrine Brun, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 Evergreen and can be used to naturalize and function as a low-maintenance ground cover or lawn substitute. Dennis Peck, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 Nasturtiums naturalize in almost any area with a mild coastal climate and provide an extremely long season of bloom. Sunset Magazine, 13 July 2022 However, after getting a green card via the EB-5 foreign investor visa route, applicants can naturalize. Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 6 July 2022 In March, the Knesset resurrected a law denying Israelis the right to naturalize Palestinian spouses from the West Bank. Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 18 June 2022 And Asians in general couldn't naturalize until 1952. Brandon Tensley, CNN, 17 June 2021 In Massachusetts, where some 200,000 immigrants are eligible to naturalize but haven’t, local advocates say the cost is prohibitive for some. BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021 In Bowles’s day, snowdrops had been in England long enough for colonies to naturalize in undisturbed sites. Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1559, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition naturalize verb nat·​u·​ral·​ize ˈna-chə-rə-ˌlīz  ˈnach-rə- naturalized; naturalizing 1 : to become or allow to become a citizen 2 : to become or cause to become established as if native naturalize a plant Legal Definition naturalize transitive verb nat·​u·​ral·​ize ˈna-chə-rə-ˌlīz  naturalized; naturalizing : to admit (a person) to citizenship naturalizing verb present participle of naturalize 1 as in adopting Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance adopting domesticating borrowing appropriating assimilating usurping embracing incorporating cultivating arrogating honoring absorbing taking up taking on fostering quoting utilizing espousing using taking over nurturing cherishing affecting imitating following prizing treasuring simulating copying rearing pretending assuming heeding raising bringing up putting on Antonyms & Near Antonyms abandoning relinquishing forsaking surrendering rejecting renouncing disowning abjuring repudiating abnegating discarding spurning jettisoning junking giving up throwing away throwing out See More 2 as in accustoming Synonyms & Similar Words accustoming habituating adapting familiarizing orienting adjusting shaping acclimatizing acclimating orientating inuring fortifying accommodating strengthening hardening toughening breaking in shaping up preparing habilitating steeling conditioning readying fitting seasoning training Antonyms & Near Antonyms deconditioning
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