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.

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

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.

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.

naturalize

Past participle: naturalized
Gerund: naturalizing

Imperative

naturalize

naturalize

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"

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

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

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