NATURALIZE


Meaning of NATURALIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈna-chə-rə-ˌlīz, ˈnach-rə- ]

verb

( -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 ˌna-chə-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən, ˌnach-rə- noun

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