v.
Pronunciation: ' na-ch ə -r ə - ˌ l ī z, ' nach-r ə -
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
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 become established as if native
intransitive verb : to become established as if native
– nat · u · ral · i · za · tion \ ˌ na-ch ə -r ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, ˌ nach-r ə - \ noun