verb🔗ShareTo grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen"After living in the US for five years and passing the required tests, the government is naturalizing Maria as a citizen. "politicsgovernmentnationrightlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo acclimatize an animal or plant"The zookeeper is naturalizing the rescued monkeys to their new habitat by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions. "environmentbiologynatureplantanimalecologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make natural"Custom naturalizes labour or study."natureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones"The science class spent the semester naturalizing explanations for the weather, focusing on atmospheric conditions and excluding ideas about divine intervention. "philosophysciencetheoryreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make (a word) a natural part of the language."English speakers have naturalized the French word "café"."languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo study nature."The young student enjoyed naturalizing in the forest, carefully observing the plants and animals. "naturebiologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
