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/ˈnaCHərəˌlīz/,
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naturalising, present participle; naturalized, past tense; naturalizes, 3rd person singular present; naturalises, 3rd person singular present; naturalised, past tense; naturalizing, present participle; naturalised, past participle; naturalized, past participle;
  1. Admit (a foreigner) to the citizenship of a country
    • - he was born in a foreign country and had never been naturalized
    • - a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Germany
  2. (of a foreigner) Be admitted to the citizenship of a country
    • - the opportunity to naturalize as American
  3. Alter (an adopted foreign word) so that it conforms more closely to the phonology or orthography of the adopting language
    • - the stoccafisso of Liguria was naturalized in Nice as stocoficada
  4. Establish (a plant or animal) so that it lives wild in a region where it is not indigenous
    • - native and naturalized species
    • - black mustard has become naturalized in America
  5. Establish (a cultivated plant) in a natural situation
    • - this species of crocus naturalizes itself very easily
  6. (of a cultivated plant) Become established in a natural situation
    • - these perennials should be planted where they can naturalize
  7. Regard as or cause to appear natural
    • - although women do more child care than men, feminists should beware of naturalizing that fact
  8. Explain (a phenomenon) in a naturalistic way

  1. make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"
  2. explain with reference to nature
  3. adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
  4. make more natural or lifelike
  5. domesticate: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
  6. (naturalized) established: introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
  7. Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the acquisition of citizenship and nationality by somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born.
  8. (Naturalization (biology)) In biology, naturalisation is any process by which a non-native organism spreads into the wild and becomes naturalized. A population is said to be naturalized if its reproduction is sufficient to maintain it.
  9. To grant citizenship to someone born abroad; To acclimatize an animal or plant; To make to appear more natural; To limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones; To make (a word) a natural part of (the language)
  10. (Naturalized) A plant or species known to have originated from outside a particular region, state, ecosystem, or habitat but that currently exists in the wild in that area as a self-perpetuating population because of direct or indirect human action. ...
  11. (NATURALIZED) Species which are not native, have been introduced, and now widely reproduces in our area.  [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location]
  12. (Naturalized) A non-native species or race which, after escape or release, has become established in the wild in self-maintained populations.
  13. (Naturalized) A species of plant that grows wild in a specific geographic region that it was not previously native to. Sometimes refers to a species that has been in a region so long that it is thought of as native, i.e., Queen Anne's lace.
  14. (Naturalized) Refers to species that originated from outside a region and were originally cultivated, but have escaped and are now thriving in the wild.
  15. (Naturalized) Used to describe a species which has been introduced to an area and is now growing and regenerating in the area without any assistance from man.
  16. (Naturalized) algae not indigenous to a region but so firmly established as to have become part of the flora
  17. (Naturalized) introduced to foreign environment; adapted as if a native organism
  18. (Naturalized) species that were imported from another area and maintain themselves without human assistance
  19. (naturalized) Alien (not native) and reproducing either sexually (e.g., by spores, seeds) or vegetatively (e.g., by sprouts, suckers) in the absence of any benefit, intentional or not, direct or indirect, of human activity, and thereby persisting beyond initial generation or establishment. ...
  20. (naturalized) Introduced by man and growing as if naturally wild in a specific area.
  21. (naturalized) originating elsewhere but established and reproducing itself as though native to the area.
  22. (Naturalization) When a child not born in the US becomes a US citizen. (See also Certificate of US citizenship, N-643).
  23. (Naturalization) The conferring, by any means, of citizenship upon a person after birth.
  24. (naturalization) the process of becoming a citizen of the United States.
  25. (Naturalization) refers to foreign individuals who take legal action to become U.S. citizens. A naturalized U.S. citizen has virtually the same rights as a native-born American citizen. Almost everyone who goes through naturalization must first have held a green card for several years.