verb🔗ShareTo grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen"After living in Canada for five years, the government naturalizes Maria, making her a Canadian citizen. "politicsgovernmentnationrightlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo acclimatize an animal or plant"The zookeeper slowly naturalizes the rescued monkey to its new outdoor enclosure by gradually increasing its time outside each day. "biologyenvironmentecologynatureplantanimalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make natural"Custom naturalizes labour or study."politicsnationgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones"The science class naturalizes the rainbow by explaining it through refraction and reflection of light, rather than mythical stories. "philosophyreligionsciencetheoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make (a word) a natural part of the language."English speakers have naturalized the French word "café"."languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo study nature."Maria naturalizes in the park every weekend, observing the birds and plants in their habitat. "naturebiologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading