Synonyms of naturalize

Verb


1. naturalize, naturalise, change, alter, modify

usage: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"

2. naturalize, explain, explicate

usage: explain with reference to nature

3. naturalize, naturalise, adapt, accommodate

usage: adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"

4. naturalize, naturalise, change, alter, modify

usage: make more natural or lifelike

5. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame, adapt, accommodate

usage: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

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Definition and meaning of naturalize (Dictionary)