Associations to the word «Naturalize»

Wiktionary

NATURALIZE, verb. To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen
NATURALIZE, verb. To acclimatize an animal or plant
NATURALIZE, verb. To make natural
NATURALIZE, verb. To limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones
NATURALIZE, verb. (linguistics) To make (a word) a natural part of the language.

Dictionary definition

NATURALIZE, verb. Make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year".
NATURALIZE, verb. Explain with reference to nature.
NATURALIZE, verb. Adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting".
NATURALIZE, verb. Make more natural or lifelike.
NATURALIZE, verb. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.