naturalize
na chuh ruh lahyz
- v make into a citizen
The French family was naturalized last year - v explain with reference to nature
- v adopt to another place
The stories had become naturalized into an American setting - v make more natural or lifelike
- v adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- Inside the saloon, everybody was handed a red card stating: "Please naturalize the bearer.
- Said he could not think of a better day to naturalize American citizens than July 4, or a better place to do it than Iraq.