 naturalise |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make more natural or lifelike | |
| Synonyms: | naturalize | |
| Related terms: | denaturalize change naturalization | |
| 2. | [ verb ] adopt to another place | |
| Synonyms: | naturalize | |
| Examples: | "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" |
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| Related terms: | adapt naturalisation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | |
| Synonyms: | cultivate naturalize tame domesticate | |
| Examples: | "domesticate oats" "tame the soil" |
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| Related terms: | adapt plant naturalization naturalisation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make into a citizen | |
| Synonyms: | naturalize | |
| Examples: | "The French family was naturalized last year" |
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| Related terms: | denaturalize change immigrate | |
| Similar spelling: |
naturalised natural naturalize naturalist naturalism naturalized naturalistic naturalness natural_gas naturally natural_state natural_shape natural_resin natural_order natural_glass natural_fibre natural_fiber natural_event natural_law |
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