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naturalize
verb
Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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ˈnætʃəɹəˌlaɪz
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verb
Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
“Domesticate oats”
verb
Make into a citizen
“The French family was naturalized last year”
verb
Make more natural or lifelike
verb
Adopt to another place
“The stories had become naturalized into an American setting”
verb
Explain with reference to nature
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Domesticate oats
Tame the soil
The French family was naturalized last year
The stories had become naturalized into an American setting
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