Mr. P. G. Wodehouse…filed a naturalization petition as a first step toward obtaining United States citizenship (London Times).
A suit to revoke his naturalization (which is the first step toward deportation since no U.S. citizen can be deported) was filed by the government (Newsweek).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
de|nat|u|ral|i|za|tion — «dee NACH uhr uh luh ZAY shuhn, NACH ruh », noun. a denaturalizing or being denaturalized … Useful english dictionary
ral — ac·ral; ad·e·no·neu·ral; ad·lit·to·ral; ad·mi·ral; am·bu·lac·ral; amo·ral·i·ty; am·phi·crib·ral; am·y·ral·dism; au·gu·ral; au·ral; au·ro·ral; ba·su·ral; bed·ral; blas·to·po·ral; bleph·a·ral; cae·su·ral; cap·ral·de·hyde; chap·ar·ral; chlo·ral;… … English syllables
nat — ag·nat·ic; ag·nat·i·cal·ly; aleu·ro·nat; al·ter·nat; al·ter·nat·ing·ly; an·nat·to; ap·la·nat; ap·la·nat·ic; as·sig·nat; ben·zoi·nat·ed; cog·nat·ic; cor·o·nat·ed; cre·nat·ed; des·ig·nat·able; det·o·nat·abil·i·ty; det·o·nat·able; dom·i·nat·ing·ly;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
naturalize — nat•u•ral•ize [[t]ˈnætʃ ər əˌlaɪz, ˈnætʃ rə [/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) gov to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen 2) bio to introduce (plants, birds, etc.) into a region and cause them to flourish as if native 3) to… … From formal English to slang
denaturalize — de•nat•u•ral•ize [[t]diˈnætʃ ər əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) to deprive of proper or true nature; make unnatural 2) to deprive of the rights and privileges of citizenship or of naturalization • Etymology: 1790–1800 de•nat u•ral•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
Naturalization — Nat u*ral*i*za tion, n. [Cf. F. naturalisation.] The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being naturalized. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Immigration and Naturalization Service — Immigration and Nat|u|ral|i|za|tion Ser|vice, the the INS a US government organization which deals with ↑immigration, making sure that people from other countries obey official rules about who is allowed to live or work in the US. It also has the … Dictionary of contemporary English
naturalize — nat|u|ral|ize [ nætʃ(ə)rə,laız ] verb transitive 1. ) usually passive to allow someone who was not born in a particular country to become an official citizen of that country 2. ) to encourage plants to grow or animals to live in an area where… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
naturalization — nat·u·ral·iza·tion … English syllables
