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naturalize

Dictionary definition · naturalize

verb

  1. make into a citizen"The French family was naturalized last year"
  2. explain with reference to nature
  3. adopt to another place"The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
  4. make more natural or lifelike
  5. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment"domesticate oats"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).