naturalize

nat·u·ral·ize

 (năch′ər-ə-līz′, năch′rə-)

v. nat·u·ral·ized, nat·u·ral·iz·ing, nat·u·ral·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To grant full citizenship to (one of foreign birth).

2. To adopt (something foreign, such as a custom or a word from another language) into general use.

3. To introduce and establish (a species) in an environment to which it is not native: European birds that became naturalized in North America.

4. To explain (an occurrence, for example) by natural causes in contrast to supernatural causes.

v.intr.

To become naturalized or acclimated.

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nat′u·ral·iz′a·ble adj.

nat′u·ral·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

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naturalize

(ˈnætʃrəˌlaɪz; -tʃərə-) or

naturalise

vb

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to give citizenship to (a person of foreign birth)

2. to be or cause to be adopted in another place, as a word, custom, etc

3. (Biology) (tr) to introduce (a plant or animal from another region) and cause it to adapt to local conditions

4. (Botany) (intr) (of a plant or animal) to adapt successfully to a foreign environment and spread there

5. (tr) to explain (something unusual) with reference to nature, excluding the supernatural

6. (tr) to make natural or more lifelike

ˌnaturaliˈzation, ˌnaturaliˈsation n

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nat•u•ral•ize

(ˈnætʃ ər əˌlaɪz, ˈnætʃ rə-)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.

1. to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.

2. to introduce (plants, birds, etc.) into a region and cause them to flourish as if native.

3. to introduce or adopt (foreign practices, words, etc.) into a country or into general use.

4. to bring into conformity with nature.

5. to regard or explain as natural rather than supernatural.

6. to adapt or accustom to a place or to new surroundings.

v.i.

7. to become naturalized.

8. to adapt as if native to a new environment, set of circumstances, etc.

9. to study or carry on research in natural history.

[1585–95]

nat`u•ral•i•za′tion, n.

nat′u•ral•iz`er, n.

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nat·u·ral·ize

(năch′ər-ə-līz′)

To adapt or accustom a plant or animal to living in a region to which it is not native. Eucalyptus trees are native to Australia but have become naturalized in many other parts of the world.

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naturalize

Past participle: naturalized
Gerund: naturalizing

Imperative

naturalize

naturalize

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	naturalize - make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year" naturalise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" denaturalise, denaturalize - strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized"
	2.	naturalize - explain with reference to nature explain, explicate - make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
	3.	naturalize - adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" naturalise adapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
	4.	naturalize - make more natural or lifelike naturalise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" denaturalise, denaturalize - make less natural or unnatural
	5.	naturalize - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" domesticate, tame, cultivate, naturalise plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion adapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

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naturalize

verb

1. domesticate, establish, introduce, adapt, acclimatize The plant has been cultivated and naturalized all over the world.

2. grant citizenship to, enfranchise, give a passport to We are naturalized British citizens.

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Translations

einbürgernnaturalisieren

naturaliser

honosít

acclimatareinselvatichirenaturalizzare

naturalize

[ˈnætʃrəlaɪz]

A. VT [+ person] → naturalizar; [+ plant, animal] → aclimatar, establecer
to become naturalized [person] → naturalizarse; [plant, animal] → aclimatarse, establecerse

B. VI [person] → naturalizarse; [plant etc] → aclimatarse, establecerse

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naturalize

[ˈnætʃ^ərəlaɪz] naturalise (British) vt

[+ person] → naturaliser
to become naturalized [person] → se faire naturaliser

[+ plant] → acclimater

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naturalize

vt

person → einbürgern, naturalisieren; to become naturalized → eingebürgert werden

animal, plants → heimisch machen; word → einbürgern; to become naturalized → heimisch werden/sich einbürgern

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naturalize

[ˈnætʃrəˌlaɪz] vt to be naturalized (person) → naturalizzarsi
to become naturalized (animal, plant) → acclimatarsi

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