Naturalize - Definition

v 1: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized
last year" [syn: naturalize, naturalise] [ant:
denaturalise, denaturalize]
2: explain with reference to nature
3: adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized
into an American setting" [syn: naturalize, naturalise]
4: make more natural or lifelike [syn: naturalize,
naturalise] [ant: denaturalise, denaturalize]
5: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: domesticate,
cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame]