naturalize
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈnætʃəɹəˌlaɪz/, /ˈnætʃɹəˌlaɪz/
Verb

naturalize (naturalizes, present participle naturalizing; past and past participle naturalized)

  1. To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen
  2. To acclimatize an animal or plant
    • Its wearer suggested that pears and peaches might yet be naturalized in the New England climate.
  3. To make natural
    Custom naturalizes labour or study.
  4. To limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones
  5. (linguistics) To make (a word) a natural part of the language.
    In English, foreign words are typically written in italics until they are naturalized.
    English speakers have naturalized the French word "café".
  6. To study nature.
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