naturalize

nat·u·ral·ize  (nchr--lz, nchr-)

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) into general use.

3. To adapt or acclimate (a plant or animal) to a new environment; introduce and establish as if native.

4. To cause to conform to nature.

v.intr.

To become naturalized or acclimated; undergo adaptation.

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natu·ral·iza·ble adj.

natu·ral·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.

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naturalize, naturalise [ˈnætʃrəˌlaɪz -tʃərə-]

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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (tr) to introduce (a plant or animal from another region) and cause it to adapt to local conditions

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

naturalization , naturalisation n

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naturalize  (nchr--lz)

To establish a nonnative species in a region where it is able to reproduce successfully and live alongside native species in the wild. Naturalized species may be introduced intentionally or unintentionally. Eucalyptus trees are native to Australia but have become naturalized in many other parts of the world.

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.

Translations

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

naturalize [ˈnætʃ^ərəlaɪz] naturalise (British) vt

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

[+ plant] → acclimater

naturalize

vt

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

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

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

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