NATURALIZE


Meaning of NATURALIZE in English

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 ~d ] Biology establish (a plant or animal) so that it lives wild in a region where it is not indigenous.

3》 regard as or cause to appear natural.

↘explain (a phenomenon) in a naturalistic way.

Derivatives

naturalization noun

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