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naturalization

Main Entry:: nat·u·ral·ize
Pronunciation:: \ˈna-chə-rə-ˌlīz, ˈnach-rə-\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: nat·u·ral·ized; nat·u·ral·iz·ing
Date:: 1559

transitive verb1: to confer the rights of a national on ; especially : to admit to citizenship2: to introduce into common use or into the vernacular3: to bring into conformity with nature4: to cause (as a plant) to become established as if nativeintransitive verb: to become established as if native

— nat·u·ral·i·za·tion

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\ˌna-chə-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən, ˌnach-rə-\ noun

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