definition of
naturalize

[1] #1 naturalize v. [naturalise] make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year". wn

[2] #2 naturalize v. explain with reference to nature. wn

[3] #3 naturalize v. [naturalise] adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting". wn

[4] #4 naturalize v. [naturalise] make more natural or lifelike. wn

[5] #5 naturalize v. [domesticate, cultivate, naturalise, tame] adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil". wn