naturalise (v.)

  1. adopt to another place; The stories had become naturalized into an American setting

    [ Syn: naturalize ]

  2. make more natural or lifelike

    [ Syn: naturalize ]

  3. make into a citizen; The French family was naturalized last year

    [ Syn: naturalize ]

  4. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; domesticate oats; tame the soil

    [ Syn: domesticate , cultivate , naturalize , tame ]

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