naturalise Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb adopt to another place
    naturalize.
    • The stories had become naturalized into an American setting
  2. verb make more natural or lifelike
    naturalize.
  3. verb make into a citizen
    naturalize.
    • The French family was naturalized last year
  4. verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
    naturalize; cultivate; tame; domesticate.
    • domesticate oats
    • tame the soil

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