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Definition of 'naturalize'

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Verb

  1. make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"
       Synonyms: naturalise
       Antonyms: denaturalize denaturalise
  2. explain with reference to nature
  3. adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
       Synonyms: naturalise
  4. make more natural or lifelike
       Synonyms: naturalise
       Antonyms: denaturalize denaturalise
  5. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
       Synonyms: domesticate cultivate naturalise tame


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