English to English
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