Lexic.us

Definition of Naturalize

1. Verb. Make into a citizen. "The French family was naturalized last year"

2. Verb. Explain with reference to nature.

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

4. Verb. Make more natural or lifelike.

5. Verb. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. "Tame the soil"

Definition of Naturalize

1. v. t. To make natural; as, custom naturalizes labor or study.

2. v. i. To become as if native.

Definition of Naturalize

1. Verb. To grant citizenship to someone born abroad ¹

2. Verb. To acclimatize an animal or plant ¹

3. Verb. To make to appear more natural ¹

4. Verb. To limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones ¹

5. Verb. (context: linguistics) To make (a word) a natural part of (the language) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Naturalize

1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Naturalize

naturalisations naturalise naturalised naturalises naturalising naturalism naturalisms naturalist naturalistic naturalistic fallacy

naturalistically naturalists naturality naturalization naturalizations naturalize (current term) naturalized naturalizes naturalizing naturall

naturally naturally occurring naturalness naturalnesses naturals nature nature-nurture issue nature morte

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