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/nˈætʃərəlˌaɪz/ /nˈætʃrəlˌaɪz/ Listen

Naturalize

verb

(past & past part. naturalized; pres. part. naturalizing)

Make into a citizen. Synonym: naturalise.

Explain with reference to nature.

Adopt to another place. Synonym: naturalise.

Make more natural or lifelike. Synonym: naturalise.

Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. Synonyms: cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, tame. "Tame the soil"

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"Naturalize" Quotes from Famous Books

... was asked to stay to luncheon, and I heard a great case discussed, and I asked questions, until I thoroughly understood it all. You see, it was what I always meant to do. There is a little fiction about the way it is managed, but it is perfectly legal. Though Italians may naturalize themselves in a foreign country, they can regain their own nationality by a simple declaration. Now, Signor Malipieri and I must be naturalized in Switzerland. I know a place where it can be done easily. Then we can be divorced by mutual consent at once. We come back to Italy, ...

— The Heart of Rome • Francis Marion Crawford

Words linked to "Naturalize" : alter, plant life, naturalization, plant, adapt, explicate, explain, immigrate, denaturalize, accommodate, flora, change, modify