1. v. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (view details)
2. v. make into a citizen (view details)
3. v. make more natural or lifelike (view details)
4. v. adopt to another place (view details)
5. v. explain with reference to nature (view details)

Meaning 1: (verb) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
Usage Example(s): domesticate oats, tame the soil
Synonym(s): cultivate ( what does cultivate stand for? ), domesticate ( what does domesticate stand for? ), naturalise ( what does naturalise stand for? ), tame ( what does tame stand for? )
naturalize is derived from: naturalisation ( what does naturalisation stand for? ), naturalization

Meaning 2: (verb) make into a citizen
Usage Example(s): The French family was naturalized last year
Synonym(s): naturalise
Opposite(s): denaturalise ( what does denaturalise stand for? ), denaturalize ( what does denaturalize stand for? )
naturalize is derived from: naturalisation, naturalization
naturalize implies: immigrate ( what does immigrate stand for? )

Meaning 3: (verb) make more natural or lifelike
Synonym(s): naturalise
Opposite(s): denaturalise, denaturalize
naturalize is derived from: naturalisation, naturalization

Meaning 4: (verb) adopt to another place
Usage Example(s): The stories had become naturalized into an American setting
Synonym(s): naturalise
naturalize is derived from: naturalisation, naturalization

Meaning 5: (verb) explain with reference to nature

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