Naturalize - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈnætʃrəlaɪz|  American pronunciation of the word naturalize
Brit.  |ˈnætʃ(ə)rəlæɪz|  British pronunciation of the word naturalize

verb

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

Extra examples

The government refused to naturalize them without documentation.

Several Asian fish have become naturalized in these lakes.

Before you naturalize bulbs in your lawn, fertilize well.

These daisies naturalize well in the Pacific Northwest.

But they never naturalized themselves there.

A friend sent me a root from Mexico, and I hope to naturalize it.

The plant naturalizes well in grass.

He was naturalized in 1901.

This word was naturalized in English in the 18th century.

The French family was naturalized last year

The stories had become naturalized into an American setting

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: naturalize
he/she/it: naturalizes
present participle: naturalizing
past tense: naturalized
past participle: naturalized
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