| VERB | change | naturalize, naturalise | make into a citizen |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | naturalize | explain with reference to nature | |
| change | naturalize, naturalise | adopt to another place | |
| change | naturalize, naturalise | make more natural or lifelike | |
| change | naturalize, domesticate, cultivate, naturalise, tame | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment |
| Sounds | nae'cherahlay.z; nae'chrahlay.z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | make into a citizen. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The French family was naturalized last year" | |
| Synonym | naturalise | |
| Entails | immigrate | Come into a new country and change residency |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | denaturalize, denaturalise | strip of the rights and duties of citizenship |
| Spanish | naturalizarse, naturalizar | |
| Catalan | naturalitzar | |
| Nouns | naturalization | the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship |
| Meaning | explain with reference to nature. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | explain, explicate | make plain and comprehensible |
| Meaning | Adopt to another place. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" | |
| Synonym | naturalise | |
| Broader | adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
| Spanish | naturalizar | |
| Catalan | naturalitzar | |
| Nouns | naturalization | changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology |
| Meaning | make more natural or lifelike. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | naturalise | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | denaturalize, denaturalise | make less natural or unnatural |
| Catalan | naturalitzar | |
| Nouns | naturalization | the quality of being brought into conformity with nature |
| Meaning | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | domesticate, cultivate, naturalise, tame | |
| Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| Broader | adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
| Spanish | aclimatarse, naturalizar | |
| Catalan | aclimatar-se, naturalitzar | |
| Nouns | naturalization | the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous |
| naturalization | the quality of being brought into conformity with nature | |
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