naturalize
naturalized; naturalizing; naturalizes
To naturalize is to make someone a citizen of a country or to adapt to living in a new place or enviroment.
Naturalizing has several meanings that are all variations on the idea of becoming native. When an immigrant is naturalized, they become a full citizen of a country. Other types of naturalizing also involve foreign people or things fitting in. A foreign term — like adios — is naturalized because many English-only speakers use it. When something or someone is naturalized, they've learned to live and fit in somewhere new. They now fit in naturally.
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make into a citizen“The French family was naturalized last year”
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synonyms:
naturalise
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Antonyms:
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denaturalise, denaturalize
strip of the rights and duties of citizenship
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denaturalise, denaturalize
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adopt to another place“The stories had become naturalized into an American setting”
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synonyms:
naturalise
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type of:
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accommodate, adapt
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
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accommodate, adapt
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explain with reference to nature
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make more natural or lifelike
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synonyms:
naturalise
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Antonyms:
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denaturalise, denaturalize
make less natural or unnatural
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denaturalise, denaturalize
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adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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synonyms:
cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, tame
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type of:
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accommodate, adapt
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
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accommodate, adapt
Vocabulary lists containing naturalize
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