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

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy