Definition of Naturalise

1. Verb. Adopt to another place. "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"

Exact synonyms: Naturalize
Generic synonyms: Accommodate, Adapt
Derivative terms: Naturalisation, Naturalization

2. Verb. Make more natural or lifelike.
Exact synonyms: Naturalize
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Naturalisation, Naturalization
Antonyms: Denaturalize

3. Verb. Make into a citizen. "The French family was naturalized last year"
Exact synonyms: Naturalize
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Entails: Immigrate
Derivative terms: Naturalisation, Naturalization
Antonyms: Denaturalize

4. Verb. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. "Tame the soil"
Exact synonyms: Cultivate, Domesticate, Naturalize, Tame
Category relationships: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Generic synonyms: Accommodate, Adapt
Derivative terms: Naturalisation, Naturalisation, Naturalization, Naturalization

Definition of Naturalise

1. [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Naturalise

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natters
nattery
nattier
nattiest
nattily
nattiness
nattinesses
nattokinase
natty
natura
naturae
natural
natural
naturalisation
naturalise (current term)
naturalised
naturalises
naturalising
naturalism
naturalism
naturalisms
naturalist
naturalist
naturalistic
naturalists
naturalization
naturalizations
naturalize
naturalized

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