naturalize

(năch'ər-ə-līz', năch'rə-)

v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.

1. To grant full citizenship to (one of foreign birth).
2. To adopt (something foreign) into general use.
3. To adapt or acclimate (a plant or animal) to a new environment; introduce and establish as if native.
4. To cause to conform to nature.

v.intr.
To become naturalized or acclimated; undergo adaptation.

naturalizable nat'u·ral·iz'a·ble adj.
naturalization nat'u·ral·i·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

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The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: make into a citizen
  Synonym: naturalise
  Antonym: denaturalize (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: explain with reference to nature

Meaning #3: adopt to another place
  Synonym: naturalise

Meaning #4: make more natural or lifelike
  Synonym: naturalise
  Antonym: denaturalize (meaning #1)

Meaning #5: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
  Synonyms: domesticate, cultivate, naturalise, tame

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - naturalisere
v. intr. - blive naturaliseret

Nederlands (Dutch)
naturaliseren, (doen) inburgeren, naturalistisch verklaren, natuurlijk maken, natuurlijk aanzien geven, de natuurlijke historie bestuderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Admin) naturaliser, (Bot, Zool) acclimater, (Ling) naturaliser
v. intr. - (Bot, Zool) s'acclimater, (Admin) se faire naturaliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - einbürgern, naturalisieren, annehmen, natürlich machen, durch Naturgesetze erklären

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πολιτογραφώ, ενστερνίζομαι, υιοθετώ (ξένη έκφραση, συνήθεια, κτλ), εγκλιματίζω

Italiano (Italian)
naturalizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - naturalizar, aclimatar, explicar naturalmente

Русский (Russian)
натурализовать, акклиматизировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - naturalizar
v. intr. - naturalizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - naturalisera, ge medborgarskap, låna in, plantera in, acklimatisera (sig), ge en naturlig förklaring åt, bedriva naturhistorisk forskning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
接收入籍, 使归化, 采纳, 吸收, 将...移植, 使自然化, 使不落俗套, 加入国籍, 归化, 被采纳, 被吸收, 顺化, 研究自然

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 接收入籍, 使歸化, 採納, 吸收, 將...移植, 使自然化, 使不落俗套
v. intr. - 加入國籍, 歸化, 被採納, 被吸收, 順化, 研究自然

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 풍토에 익도록 하다, (외국어 등을) 들여오다
v. intr. - 귀화하다, 박물학을 연구하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 帰化させる, 取り入れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤقلم, يطبع, يجنس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיגל, אקלם, שאל (מלה), אזרח, העניק הופעה טבעית ל-‬
v. intr. - ‮התאזרח, חקר את הטבע (חיות וצמחים) המקומי או הכללי‬

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