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

[ Syn: naturalise ]

explain with reference to nature

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

[ Syn: naturalise ]

make more natural or lifelike

[ Syn: naturalise ]

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

[ Syn: domesticate , cultivate , naturalise , tame ]