Search Result:naturalize
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋnætʃәrәlˏaIz,ˋnætʃrәl- 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊnætʃrәlaiz,-tʃәr- 〕
Overview of verb naturalize
The verb naturalize has 5 senses
- naturalize, naturalise -- (make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year")
- naturalize -- (explain with reference to nature)
- naturalize, naturalise -- (adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting")
- naturalize, naturalise -- (make more natural or lifelike)
- domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame -- (adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil")