naturalize — nat·u·ral·ize / na chə rə ˌlīz/ vt ized, iz·ing: to admit (a person) to citizenship nat·u·ral·iza·tion /ˌna chə rə lə zā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
naturalize — nat‧u‧ral‧ize [ˈnætʆrəlaɪz] also naturalise verb be naturalized if someone who was born outside the country they now live in is naturalized, they become a citizen of the country they are living in: • More than 100,000 immigrants were recently… … Financial and business terms
Naturalize — Nat u*ral*ize, v. i. 1. To become as if native. [1913 Webster] 2. To explain phenomena by natural agencies or laws, to the exclusion of the supernatural. [1913 Webster] Infected by this naturalizing tendency. H. Bushnell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
naturalize — (v.) admit (an alien) to rights of a citizen, 1550s (implied in naturalized), from NATURAL (Cf. natural) (adj.) in its etymological sense of by birth + IZE (Cf. ize); in some instances from M.Fr. naturaliser, from natural. Of things, from 1620s;… … Etymology dictionary
naturalize — (Amer.) nat·u·ral·ize || nætʃrÉ™laɪz v. confer citizenship; become a citizen; make into a citizen; adapt to the environment, adjust; acclimate, acclimatize; (Botany) cause a plant to become established and grow as if native (also… … English contemporary dictionary
naturalize — (also naturalise) ► VERB 1) admit (a foreigner) to the citizenship of a country. 2) introduce (a non native plant or animal) into a region and establish it in the wild. 3) alter (an adopted foreign word) so that it conforms more closely to the… … English terms dictionary
naturalize — [nach′ər əl īz΄, nach′rə līz΄] vt. naturalized, naturalizing [Fr naturaliser: see NATURAL & IZE] 1. to confer the rights of citizenship upon (an alien) 2. to adopt and make common (a custom, word, etc.) from another country or place 3. to adapt… … English World dictionary
naturalize — naturalization, n. naturalizer, n. /nach euhr euh luyz , nach reuh /, v., naturalized, naturalizing. v.t. 1. to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen. 2. to introduce (organisms) into a region and cause them to flourish as … Universalium
naturalize — [[t]næ̱tʃərəlaɪz[/t]] naturalizes, naturalizing, naturalized (in BRIT, also use naturalise) 1) V ERG To naturalize a species of plant means to start it growing in an area where it is not usually found. If a plant naturalizes in an area where it… … English dictionary
naturalize — UK [ˈnætʃ(ə)rəlaɪz] / US [ˈnætʃ(ə)rəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms naturalize : present tense I/you/we/they naturalize he/she/it naturalizes present participle naturalizing past tense naturalized past participle naturalized 1) [usually… … English dictionary
