"naturalizes" in the verb sense
1. naturalize, naturalise
make into a citizen
"The French family was naturalized last year"
2. naturalize
explain with reference to nature
3. naturalize, naturalise
adopt to another place
"The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
4. naturalize, naturalise
make more natural or lifelike
5. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"
"tame the soil"
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