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nat·u·ral·ize N0030600 (năch′ər-ə-līz′, năch′rə-)v. nat·u·ral·ized, nat·u·ral·iz·ing, nat·u·ral·iz·es v.tr.1. To grant full citizenship to (one of foreign birth).2. To adopt (something foreign, such as a custom or a word from another language) into general use.3. To introduce and establish (a species) in an environment to which it is not native: European birds that became naturalized in North America.4. To explain (an occurrence, for example) by natural causes in contrast to supernatural causes.v.intr. To become naturalized or acclimated. nat′u·ral·iz′a·ble adj.nat′u·ral·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.naturalize (ˈnætʃrəˌlaɪz; -tʃərə-) or naturalisevb1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to give citizenship to (a person of foreign birth)2. to be or cause to be adopted in another place, as a word, custom, etc3. (Biology) (tr) to introduce (a plant or animal from another region) and cause it to adapt to local conditions4. (Botany) (intr) (of a plant or animal) to adapt successfully to a foreign environment and spread there5. (tr) to explain (something unusual) with reference to nature, excluding the supernatural6. (tr) to make natural or more lifelike ˌnaturaliˈzation, ˌnaturaliˈsation nnat•u•ral•ize (ˈnætʃ ər əˌlaɪz, ˈnætʃ rə-) v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. 1. to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen. 2. to introduce (plants, birds, etc.) into a region and cause them to flourish as if native. 3. to introduce or adopt (foreign practices, words, etc.) into a country or into general use. 4. to bring into conformity with nature. 5. to regard or explain as natural rather than supernatural. 6. to adapt or accustom to a place or to new surroundings. v.i. 7. to become naturalized. 8. to adapt as if native to a new environment, set of circumstances, etc. 9. to study or carry on research in natural history. [1585–95] nat`u•ral•i•za′tion, n. nat′u•ral•iz`er, n. nat·u·ral·ize (năch′ər-ə-līz′) To adapt or accustom a plant or animal to living in a region to which it is not native. Eucalyptus trees are native to Australia but have become naturalized in many other parts of the world.naturalize Past participle: naturalized Gerund: naturalizing
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I naturalize | you naturalize | he/she/it naturalizes | we naturalize | you naturalize | they naturalize |
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I naturalized | you naturalized | he/she/it naturalized | we naturalized | you naturalized | they naturalized |
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I am naturalizing | you are naturalizing | he/she/it is naturalizing | we are naturalizing | you are naturalizing | they are naturalizing |
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I have naturalized | you have naturalized | he/she/it has naturalized | we have naturalized | you have naturalized | they have naturalized |
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I was naturalizing | you were naturalizing | he/she/it was naturalizing | we were naturalizing | you were naturalizing | they were naturalizing |
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I had naturalized | you had naturalized | he/she/it had naturalized | we had naturalized | you had naturalized | they had naturalized |
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I will naturalize | you will naturalize | he/she/it will naturalize | we will naturalize | you will naturalize | they will naturalize |
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I will have naturalized | you will have naturalized | he/she/it will have naturalized | we will have naturalized | you will have naturalized | they will have naturalized |
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I will be naturalizing | you will be naturalizing | he/she/it will be naturalizing | we will be naturalizing | you will be naturalizing | they will be naturalizing |
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I have been naturalizing | you have been naturalizing | he/she/it has been naturalizing | we have been naturalizing | you have been naturalizing | they have been naturalizing |
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I will have been naturalizing | you will have been naturalizing | he/she/it will have been naturalizing | we will have been naturalizing | you will have been naturalizing | they will have been naturalizing |
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I had been naturalizing | you had been naturalizing | he/she/it had been naturalizing | we had been naturalizing | you had been naturalizing | they had been naturalizing |
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I would naturalize | you would naturalize | he/she/it would naturalize | we would naturalize | you would naturalize | they would naturalize |
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I would have naturalized | you would have naturalized | he/she/it would have naturalized | we would have naturalized | you would have naturalized | they would have naturalized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | naturalize - make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"naturalisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"denaturalise, denaturalize - strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized" | | 2. | naturalize - explain with reference to natureexplain, explicate - make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" | | 3. | naturalize - adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"naturaliseadapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" | | 4. | naturalize - make more natural or lifelikenaturalisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"denaturalise, denaturalize - make less natural or unnatural | | 5. | naturalize - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"domesticate, tame, cultivate, naturaliseplant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotionadapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
naturalizeverb1. domesticate, establish, introduce, adapt, acclimatize The plant has been cultivated and naturalized all over the world.2. grant citizenship to, enfranchise, give a passport to We are naturalized British citizens.TranslationsacclimatareinselvatichirenaturalizzareEncyclopediaSeenaturalizednaturalize
naturalize (năch′ər-ə-līz′, năch′rə-)v. natural·ized, natural·izing, natural·izes v.tr. To introduce and establish (a species) in an environment to which it is not native: European birds that became naturalized in North America.v.intr. To become naturalized or acclimated. nat′u·ral·iz′a·ble adj.nat′u·ral·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.naturalize
Synonyms for naturalizeverb domesticateSynonyms- domesticate
- establish
- introduce
- adapt
- acclimatize
verb grant citizenship toSynonyms- grant citizenship to
- enfranchise
- give a passport to
Synonyms for naturalizeverb make into a citizenSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsverb explain with reference to natureRelated Wordsverb adopt to another placeSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make more natural or lifelikeSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsverb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environmentSynonyms- domesticate
- tame
- cultivate
- naturalise
Related Words- plant life
- flora
- plant
- adapt
- accommodate
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