verb
naturalize
Naturalize (verb) means to grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.
verb
1
To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.
2
To acclimatize an animal or plant.
3
To make natural.
4
To limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones.
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Etymology
From Middle French naturaliser. By surface analysis, natural + -ize.
Rhymes for naturalize
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What is the meaning of naturalize?
"naturalize" (verb) means to grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.
What are the different meanings of naturalize?
"naturalize" has 3 main meanings: 1. To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen; 2. To acclimatize an animal or plant; 3. To make natural.