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naturalizing
Variant of naturalize
naturalize
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natu·ral·ize (nac̸h′ər əl īz′, nac̸h′rə līz′)
transitive verb naturalized -·ized′, naturalizing -·iz′·ing
- to confer the rights of citizenship upon (an alien)
- to adopt and make common (a custom, word, etc.) from another country or place
- to adapt (a plant or animal) to a new environment; acclimate
- to explain (occurrences) by natural law, rejecting supernatural influence
- to make natural or less artificial; free from conventionality
intransitive verb
- to become naturalized, or as if native
- to study nature
Related Forms:
- naturalization nat′u·rali·za′·tion noun
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