naturize

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• Naturize — Na tur*ize, v. t. To endow with a nature or qualities; to refer to nature. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lusus naturæ — noun /ˈluːsəs nəˈtjʊəɹiː,ˈluːsuːs nəˈtjʊəɹiː,ˈljuːsuːs nəˈtjʊəɹiː/ a) A supposed capricious act of Nature regarded as the cause and origin of marked phænotypic anomalies in a given organism.<ref name= OED /> b) <ref name= OED /> An… …   Wiktionary