Synonyms for naturalize

Grammar : Verb

Spell : nach-er-uh-lahyz, nach-ruh-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈnætʃ ər əˌlaɪz, ˈnætʃ rə-

Définition of naturalize

Origin : "admit (an alien) to rights of a citizen," 1550s (implied in naturalized), from natural (adj.) in its etymological sense of "by birth" + -ize; in some instances from Middle French naturaliser, from natural. Of things, from 1620s; of plants or animals, from 1796. Related: Naturalizing.

verb confer citizenship upon
verb habituate

Example sentences :

Seemingly there was an attempt to naturalize "all Greece and Rome."
Extract from : « Early Theories of Translation » by Flora Ross Amos

A bill to naturalize the Prince was, of course, indispensable.
Extract from : « The Constitutional History of England From 1760 to 1860 » by Charles Duke Yonge

In like manner the attempt to naturalize avant-courier in the shape of vancurrier has failed.
Extract from : « English Past and Present » by Richard Chevenix Trench

The attempt to naturalize them in France, or any Continental nation, he regards as mischievous quackery.
Extract from : « August Comte and Positivism » by John-Stuart Mill

There are certain grasses that will naturalize themselves there—for instance, clover, blue-joint, and timothy.
Extract from : « Through Glacier Park » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Pasdeloup has splendidly welcomed the illustrious guest that he endeavours to introduce and to naturalize in France.
Extract from : « Wagner at Home » by Judith Gautier

In 1849 a bill was passed to naturalize women who married native-born or naturalized subjects.
Extract from : « History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) » by Various

Michigan was in all probability the first American institution to naturalize these products of Continental universities.
Extract from : « The University of Michigan » by Wilfred Shaw

He purchased a considerable estate, and made experiments on those kinds of tillage that he hoped to naturalize in that climate.
Extract from : « The Ruins » by C. F. [Constantin Francois de] Volney

A few words on the latest attempt which has been made to naturalize an exotic bird in England will not seem out of place here.
Extract from : « Birds in Town and Village » by W. H. Hudson

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