naturalize
to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
to introduce (organisms) into a region and cause them to flourish as if native.
to become naturalized.
to adapt as if native to a new environment, set of circumstances, etc.
to study or carry on research in natural history.
Origin of naturalize
1- Also especially British, nat·u·ral·ise .
Other words from naturalize
- nat·u·ral·i·za·tion, noun
- nat·u·ral·iz·er, noun
- un·nat·u·ral·ize, verb (used with object), un·nat·u·ral·ized, un·nat·u·ral·iz·ing.
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How to use naturalize in a sentence
They were barred from becoming naturalized citizens—and many states passed Alien Land Laws, making it impossible for Koreans to buy their own farmland and control the means of production.
Minari and the Real Korean-American Immigrants Who Have Farmed U.S. Soil for More Than a Century | Andrew R. Chow | February 12, 2021 | TimeWhat set the project apart, though, was that it compared small businesses owned by US-born citizens and naturalized citizens.
How to create compelling content based on existing data | Claire Cole | September 22, 2020 | Search Engine WatchYou Xiaorong, a naturalized US citizen, is charged with stealing research on BPA-free coatings for bottles from her employer, Coca-Cola.
A brief history of US-China espionage entanglements | Konstantin Kakaes | September 3, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewWhen they naturalize as US citizens, they gain the right to vote.
A historic 10% of the eligible US voters this November will be foreign-born | Dan Kopf | September 2, 2020 | QuartzThe share of those getting naturalized rose from 62% in 2005 to 67% 2015.
A historic 10% of the eligible US voters this November will be foreign-born | Dan Kopf | September 2, 2020 | Quartz
The attempt to naturalize them in France, or any Continental nation, he regards as mischievous quackery.
August Comte and Positivism | John-Stuart MillA few words on the latest attempt which has been made to naturalize an exotic bird in England will not seem out of place here.
Birds in Town and Village | W. H. HudsonIf I have failed, I have but added another failure to the numerous attempts to naturalize hexameter verse in the English language.
The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems | H. L. GordonWhen portions of the stem or of the tuber are thrown away by the side of streams, they naturalize themselves easily.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleThe seeds of sesame often sow themselves outside plantations, and more or less naturalize the species.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De Candolle
British Dictionary definitions for naturalize
naturalise
/ (ˈnætʃrəˌlaɪz, -tʃərə-) /
(tr) to give citizenship to (a person of foreign birth)
to be or cause to be adopted in another place, as a word, custom, etc
(tr) to introduce (a plant or animal from another region) and cause it to adapt to local conditions
(intr) (of a plant or animal) to adapt successfully to a foreign environment and spread there
(tr) to explain (something unusual) with reference to nature, excluding the supernatural
(tr) to make natural or more lifelike
Derived forms of naturalize
- naturalization or naturalisation, noun
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Scientific definitions for naturalize
[ năch′ər-ə-līz′ ]
To establish a nonnative species in a region where it is able to reproduce successfully and live alongside native species in the wild. Naturalized species may be introduced intentionally or unintentionally. Eucalyptus trees are native to Australia but have become naturalized in many other parts of the world.
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