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nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ize

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

verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.

2.	to introduce (organisms) into a region and cause them to flourish as if native.

3.	to introduce or adopt (foreign practices, words, etc.) into a country or into general use: to naturalize a French phrase.

4.	to bring into conformity with nature.

5.	to regard or explain as natural rather than supernatural: to naturalize miracles.

6.	to adapt or accustom to a place or to new surroundings.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to become naturalized.

8.	to adapt as if native to a new environment, set of circumstances, etc.

9.	to study or carry on research in natural history.

Also, especially British, nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ise.

Origin:
1585–95; natural + -ize

Related forms:

nat⋅u⋅ral⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun

nat⋅u⋅ral⋅iz⋅er, noun

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