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naturalize

 
Verb naturalize has 5 senses
  1. naturalize, naturalise - make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: denaturalize, denaturalise
    Derived form: noun naturalization2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. naturalize - explain with reference to nature
    --2 is one way to
    explain, explicate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. naturalize, naturalise - adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
    --3 is one way to adapt, accommodate
    Derived form: noun naturalization4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. naturalize, naturalise - make more natural or lifelike
    --4 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: denaturalize, denaturalise
    Derived form: noun naturalization1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
    --5 is one way to adapt, accommodate
    Derived forms: noun naturalization1, noun naturalization3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
naturalisation naturalise naturalised naturalism naturalist naturalistic naturalization naturalizations naturalize naturalized naturalizes naturalizing naturally- naturally naturally occurring naturalness nature-lover

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