Definitions for naturalizeˈnætʃ ər əˌlaɪz, ˈnætʃ rə-

nat•u•ral•izeˈnætʃ ər əˌlaɪz, ˈnætʃ rə-(v.)-ized, -iz•ing.

(v.t.)to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
Category: Government
to introduce (plants, birds, etc.) into a region and cause them to flourish as if native.
Category: Biology
to introduce or adopt (foreign practices, words, etc.) into a country or into general use.
to bring into conformity with nature.
to regard or explain as natural rather than supernatural.
to adapt or accustom to a place or to new surroundings.
(v.i.)to become naturalized.
Category: Government
to adapt as if native to a new environment, set of circumstances, etc.
to study or carry on research in natural history.

1585–95

nat′u•ral•iz`er(n.)

naturalize, naturalise(verb)
make into a citizen
"The French family was naturalized last year"
naturalize(verb)
explain with reference to nature
naturalize, naturalise(verb)
adopt to another place
"The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
naturalize, naturalise(verb)
make more natural or lifelike
domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame(verb)
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

naturalize(Verb)
To grant citizenship to someone born abroad
naturalize(Verb)
To acclimatize an animal or plant
naturalize(Verb)
To make to appear more natural
naturalize(Verb)
To limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones
naturalize(Verb)
To make (a word) a natural part of (the language)

Naturalize(verb)
to make natural; as, custom naturalizes labor or study
Naturalize(verb)
to confer the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen on; to make as if native; to adopt, as a foreigner into a nation or state, and place in the condition of a native subject
Naturalize(verb)
to receive or adopt as native, natural, or vernacular; to make one's own; as, to naturalize foreign words
Naturalize(verb)
to adapt; to accustom; to habituate; to acclimate; to cause to grow as under natural conditions
Naturalize(verb)
to become as if native
Naturalize(verb)
to explain phenomena by natural agencies or laws, to the exclusion of the supernatural

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