v 1: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last
year" [syn: naturalise] [ant: denaturalize]
2: explain with reference to nature
3: adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized
into an American setting" [syn: naturalise]
4: make more natural or lifelike [syn: naturalise] [ant: denaturalize]
5: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: domesticate, cultivate, naturalise, tame]