naturalize
11naturalize — UK [ˈnætʃ(ə)rəlaɪz] / US [ˈnætʃ(ə)rəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms naturalize : present tense I/you/we/they naturalize he/she/it naturalizes present participle naturalizing past tense naturalized past participle naturalized 1) [usually… …
12naturalize — nationalize, naturalize These two words are close enough in form and meaning to cause occasional confusion. Nationalize means ‘to take (an industry etc.) into state ownership’, whereas naturalize means ‘to admit (a foreign person) into… …
13naturalize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1559 transitive verb 1. to confer the rights of a national on; especially to admit to citizenship 2. to introduce into common use or into the vernacular 3. to bring into conformity with nature 4. to cause (as a plant) to …
14naturalize — verb /ˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz, ˈnætʃrə / a) To grant citizenship to someone born abroad b) To acclimatize an animal or plant Ant: supernaturalize …
15naturalize — Synonyms and related words: Americanize, Anglicize, acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, acculturate, acculturize, accustom, adapt, adjust, admit, adopt, affiliate, assimilate, assimilate to, become, break, break in, bring to, case harden, change …
16naturalize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confer citizenship on, admit (see region). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. confer citizenship upon, adapt, acclimate, accustom; see adopt 2 , change 1 , conform …
17naturalize — nat|u|ral|ize also naturalise BrE [ˈnætʃərəlaız] v be naturalized if someone who was born outside a particular country is naturalized, they become a citizen of that country >naturalization [ˌnætʃərəlaıˈzeıʃən US lə ] n [U] …
18naturalize — nat|u|ral|ize [ nætʃ(ə)rə,laız ] verb transitive 1. ) usually passive to allow someone who was not born in a particular country to become an official citizen of that country 2. ) to encourage plants to grow or animals to live in an area where… …
19naturalize — or naturalise verb 1》 admit (a foreigner) to the citizenship of a country. ↘alter (an adopted foreign word) so that it conforms more closely to the phonology or orthography of the adopting language. 2》 [usu. as adjective naturalized] Biology… …
20naturalize — v. a. 1. Make natural, familiarize, make easy. 2. Adopt as a citizen, adopt as native. 3. Acclimatize, adapt, accustom, habituate. 4. Adapt, make one s own …
