naturalize

verb

Definition of naturalizenext
1
as in to adopt

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2
as in to adapt

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Recent Examples of naturalize In 1790, Congress passed a federal law so that only free white immigrants could naturalize as citizens. — Daisy Hernández, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 The South American native has naturalized in some Southern states, but there are compact cultivars that are less likely to escape from the garden. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 May 2026 Over time, the bulbs naturalize and spread throughout the garden without any work on your end. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026 Many wanted to partake in this life (preferably on the inside of the buildings), and some prominent influencers—such as the manosphere’s high priest of misogyny and homosociality, Andrew Tate—have moved here and seem ready to naturalize. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for naturalize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalize
  1. adopt
  2. adapt
  3. domesticate
  4. adjust
  5. borrow
  6. accustom
  7. assimilate
  8. familiarize
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  • About one third of its customers had adopted that safeguard, which will now become mandatory by year’s end.
    — Soo Youn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The pair — who adopted children Bella, 33, and Connor, 31 — originally met on the set of the 1990 film Days of Thunder.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopt
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  • With no European football, Chelsea can focus on adapting to Alonso’s methods in training and to setting the long-term ‘project’ back on track.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Webtoon boasts 155 million monthly active users across an array of titles that have been adapted for traditional TV and movies.
    — William Earl, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of adapt
Verb
  • Believed to have been domesticated thousands of years ago in parts of Africa and India, sesame is now grown throughout many warm regions of the world, including India, Sudan, Myanmar, China and several countries across the Middle East.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But centuries of casual display has domesticated the image of the cross.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of domesticate
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  • To be fair, like the other QBs, Allen is adjusting to a new scheme; none of the three delivered particularly sharp days.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • After casting was completed, Menart spent a year working with the actors on developing their characters and adjusting the script accordingly.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjust
Verb
  • The party responsible for repayment generally depends on when the debt was incurred, who borrowed the money, the type of account and applicable state law.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The overall product is called Dynamic Stability Assist (DSA), kind of borrowed that from the car industry.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of borrow
Verb
  • But developers accustomed to CUDA may need to rewrite and optimize substantial portions of their existing code before moving their training workloads to Ascend.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This offers reassurance to viewers accustomed to his voice during baseball's biggest moments.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of accustom
Verb
  • The education system established by the colonial government aimed to assimilate Māori into the burgeoning new society by discouraging the use of the native language, leading to a widespread decline in its use.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Executives can assimilate those learnings for their GTM functions by having a sharp focus on ROI and the right fit use cases for agentic integration.
    — Pranjal Saxena, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of assimilate
Verb
  • But at this stage, Gilman, who has five years experience but came in as a free agent, is still familiarizing himself with the playbook.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At the end of the day, Enterprise is a show best enjoyed by Star Trek fans who like to pore over the Memory Alpha wiki and familiarize themselves with Trek minutiae.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
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