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naturalize

DEFINITIONS OF: naturalize

1

v make into a citizen

“The French family was naturalized last year”
Synonyms:
naturalise
Antonyms:
denaturalise, denaturalize
strip of the rights and duties of citizenship
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v adopt to another place

“The stories had become naturalized into an American setting”
Synonyms:
naturalise
Type of:
accommodate, adapt
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

v explain with reference to nature

Type of:
explain, explicate
make plain and comprehensible

v make more natural or lifelike

Synonyms:
naturalise
Antonyms:
denaturalise, denaturalize
make less natural or unnatural
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

Synonyms:
cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, tame
Type of:
accommodate, adapt
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
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