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BNC: 41934 COCA: 24356

naturalize

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naturalize verb
also British naturalise /ˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz/
naturalizes; naturalized; naturalizing
naturalize
verb
also British naturalise /ˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz/
naturalizes; naturalized; naturalizing
Learner's definition of NATURALIZE
[+ object] : to allow (someone who was born in a different country) to become a new citizen使(侨民)加入国籍;使归化成为某国公民
: to cause (a plant or animal from another place) to begin to grow and live in a new area移植;使适应异域生长环境
[+ object]
[no object]

— naturalization

also British naturalisation /ˌnætʃərələˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌnætʃərəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 41934 COCA: 24356

naturalize

verb

nat·​u·​ral·​ize ˈna-ch(ə-)rə-ˌlīz How to pronounce naturalize (audio)
naturalized; naturalizing

transitive verb

1
: to confer the rights of a national on
especially : to admit to citizenship
2
: to introduce into common use or into the vernacular
3
: to bring into conformity with nature
4
: to cause (something, such as a plant) to become established as if native

intransitive verb

: to become established as if native

Example Sentences

The government refused to naturalize them without documentation. naturalized citizens of the U.S. Several Asian fish have become naturalized in these lakes. Before you naturalize bulbs in your lawn, fertilize well. These daisies naturalize well in the Pacific Northwest.
Recent Examples on the Web Alternatively, host countries allow refugees to naturalize and build new lives. Cathrine Brun, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 Evergreen and can be used to naturalize and function as a low-maintenance ground cover or lawn substitute. Dennis Peck, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 Nasturtiums naturalize in almost any area with a mild coastal climate and provide an extremely long season of bloom. Sunset Magazine, 13 July 2022 However, after getting a green card via the EB-5 foreign investor visa route, applicants can naturalize. Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 6 July 2022 In March, the Knesset resurrected a law denying Israelis the right to naturalize Palestinian spouses from the West Bank. Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 18 June 2022 And Asians in general couldn't naturalize until 1952. Brandon Tensley, CNN, 17 June 2021 In Massachusetts, where some 200,000 immigrants are eligible to naturalize but haven’t, local advocates say the cost is prohibitive for some. BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021 In Bowles’s day, snowdrops had been in England long enough for colonies to naturalize in undisturbed sites. Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of naturalize was in 1559
BNC: 41934 COCA: 24356

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