What is the meaning of naturalize?

verb

  • Make into a citizen.
    • usage: "The French family was naturalized last year"
  • Explain with reference to nature.
  • Adopt to another place.
    • usage: "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
  • Make more natural or lifelike.
  • Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment.
    • usage: "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
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