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naturalizable

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nat·u·ral·ize   (nāch'ər-ə-līz', nāch'rə-)   
v.   nat·u·ral·ized, nat·u·ral·iz·ing, nat·u·ral·iz·es

v.   tr.
  1. To grant full citizenship to (one of foreign birth).

  2. To adopt (something foreign) into general use.

  3. To adapt or acclimate (a plant or animal) to a new environment; introduce and establish as if native.

  4. To cause to conform to nature.

v.   intr.
To become naturalized or acclimated; undergo adaptation.
nat'u·ral·iz'a·ble adj., nat'u·ral·i·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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