naturalize
🇺🇸
/ˈnætʃrəlaɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈnætʃrəlaɪz/
verb
R
to give someone the legal rights of a citizen in a country where they were not born
She decided to naturalize in Canada to live there permanently.
R
to help a plant or animal from another region to live and breed in a new place
After many years, the parakeet has naturalized in the city.
R
for a plant or animal to live and breed in a new place as if it was originally from there
The flower has naturally naturalized in many parts of the countryside.
translation
to give someone the legal rights of a citizen in a country where they were not born; to help a plant or animal from another region to live and breed in a new place; for a plant or animal to live and breed in a new place as if it was originally from there
Word Forms
3rd Present
naturalizes
Past
naturalized
Perfect
naturalized
Progressive
naturalizing