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naturalize

[ nach-er-uh-lahyz, nach-ruh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, nat·u·ral·ized, nat·u·ral·iz·ing.

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 introduce or adopt (foreign practices, words, etc.) into a country or into general use:
to naturalize a French phrase.
to bring into conformity with nature.
to regard or explain as natural rather than supernatural:
to naturalize miracles.
to adapt or accustom to a place or to new surroundings.

, nat·u·ral·ized, nat·u·ral·iz·ing.

naturalize

/ -tʃərə-; ˈnætʃrəˌlaɪz /

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

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.

natu·ral·i·zation noun
natu·ral·izer noun
un·natu·ral·ize verb (used with object) unnaturalized unnaturalizing

First recorded in 1585–95; natural + -ize

The attempt to naturalize them in France, or any Continental nation, he regards as mischievous quackery.

A few words on the latest attempt which has been made to naturalize an exotic bird in England will not seem out of place here.

If I have failed, I have but added another failure to the numerous attempts to naturalize hexameter verse in the English language.

When portions of the stem or of the tuber are thrown away by the side of streams, they naturalize themselves easily.

The seeds of sesame often sow themselves outside plantations, and more or less naturalize the species.

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