NATURALIZE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • domesticate oats
    • tame the soil
    Hypernyms(s) naturalize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make into a citizen
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The French family was naturalized last year
    Hypernyms(s) naturalize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  3. Meaning
    • make more natural or lifelike
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) naturalize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • adopt to another place
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The stories had become naturalized into an American setting
    Hypernyms(s) naturalize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • explain with reference to nature
    Hypernyms(s) naturalize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower