naturalize (redirected from naturalizing)

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 or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised

1. to give citizenship to (a person born in another country)

2. to introduce (a plant or animal) into another region

3. to cause (a foreign word or custom) to be adopted

naturalization
-isation 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"

Translations

naturalize [ˈnætʃrəlaɪz] vt to become naturalized [person] → naturalizarse; [plant] → aclimatarse

naturalize [ˈnætʃrəlaɪz] vt → naturaliser [+ plant]; acclimater;

to become naturalized [person] → se faire naturaliser

naturalize [ˈnætʃrəlaɪz] natural vt to become naturalized → eingebürgert werden

naturalize [ˈnætʃrəlaɪz] vt to be naturalized [person] → naturalizzarsi;

to become naturalized [animal, plant] → acclimatarsi