[nat.u.ral.ize] vb -ized ; -iz.ing vt (1593) 1: to introduce into common use or into the vernacular
2: to bring into conformity with nature
3: to confer the rights of a national on; esp: to admit to citizenship
4: to cause (as a plant) to become established as if native ~ vi: to become established as if native -- nat.u.ral.i.za.tion n