Definitions for naturalize

Definitions for (verb) naturalize

Main entry: domesticate, cultivate, tame, naturalise, naturalize

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

Usage: domesticate oats; tame the soil


Main entry: naturalise, naturalize

Definition: make into a citizen

Usage: The French family was naturalized last year


Main entry: naturalise, naturalize

Definition: make more natural or lifelike


Main entry: naturalise, naturalize

Definition: adopt to another place

Usage: The stories had become naturalized into an American setting


Main entry: naturalize

Definition: explain with reference to nature


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