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naturalize
('n/&//tS//@/r/@/,l/aI/z )

verb (v)

  • make into a citizen(verb.change)
    Example:
    The French family was naturalized last year.
    source: wordnet30
  • explain with reference to nature(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • adopt to another place(verb.change)
    Example:
    The stories had become naturalized into an American setting.
    source: wordnet30
  • make more natural or lifelike(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • To make natural; as, custom naturalizes labor or study.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become as if native.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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