nat|u|ral|ize

nat|u|ral|ize
nat|u|ral|ize «NACH uhr uh lyz, NACH ruh-», verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
–v.t.
1. to admit (a foreigner) to citizenship. After living in the United States for a certain number of years, an immigrant can be naturalized if he passes a test.
2. to adopt (a foreign word or custom): »

“Chauffeur” is a French word that has been naturalized in English.

3. a) to introduce and make at home (animals or plants) in another country: »

The English oak has been naturalized in parts of Massachusetts.

b) Figurative. to adapt or accustom to a place or to new surroundings: »

I was now in my twenty-third year of residence…and was…naturalized to the place, and to the manner of living (Daniel Defoe).

 SYNONYM(S): acclimate, adjust.
4. to make natural; free from conventional characteristics.
5. to regard or explain as natural rather than supernatural: »

to naturalize miracles.

–v.i.
1. to become like a native.
2. to become a citizen of another country.
3. to be occupied with natural history.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • de|nat|u|ral|ize — «dee NACH uhr uh lyz, NACH ruh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make unnatural: »The lyrical ballad…is almost always denaturalized by culture (Francis T. Palgrave). 2. to withdraw citizenship from (a naturalized citizen): »Gambler Frank… …   Useful english dictionary

  • su|per|nat|u|ral|ize — «SOO puhr NACH uhr uh lyz, NACH ruh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make supernatural; impart or attribute a supernatural character to …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 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

  • ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   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

  • naturalize — nat·u·ral·ize …   English syllables

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  • 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

  • naturalize — nat|u|ral|ize also naturalise BrE [ˈnætʃərəlaız] v be naturalized if someone who was born outside a particular country is naturalized, they become a citizen of that country >naturalization [ˌnætʃərəlaıˈzeıʃən US lə ] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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