naturalize

verbs

make into a citizen

"The French family was naturalized last year"

naturalise, naturalize

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antonym

explain with reference to nature

naturalize

is a type of (narrower)

make plain and comprehensible

"He explained the laws of physics to his students"

adopt to another place

"The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"

naturalise, naturalize

is derived from

make more natural or lifelike

naturalise, naturalize

is derived from

antonym

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

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