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 After 1804, however, hundreds of white French people remained in Haiti and were naturalized as Haitian citizens, securing equal rights under Dessalines’ 1805 Haitian constitution. — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 He was naturalized in 1949 and elected to Congress in 1956, the first Indian-American to serve there. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 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 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
Verb
  • European leaders have adopted a more aggressive stance to shield native businesses from a tidal wave of Chinese imports, which policymakers have blamed for deep job losses among European automakers and other sectors.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This has enriched its atmosphere with calcium, lithium, and sodium, and the team's model suggests this would have led WD J1330+6435 to adopt a green hue.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of adopt
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  • Whether Leribault can successfully adapt this centuries old institution to modern operational demands remains to be seen.
    — , CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For Stine, The Nightmare Hour short was a logical gateway into adapting his work.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of adapt
Verb
  • Partita takes a poem that vibrates with political energy and domesticates it, sapping this very famous verse of its revolutionary bite.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The rivalry between dog people and cat people has existed for as long as animals have been domesticated.
    — Robert Granader, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of domesticate
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  • The simple industrial design gets a neat little accent in the form of a physical knob for adjusting playback, track navigation, and volume.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The first-year Falcons head coach also does not believe the game plan will need to be adjusted heading into the matchup with the Bears.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjust
Verb
  • Justice Department By late 2024, the accountant found, Boston Finance Group had borrowed just shy of $100 million from the nonprofit and only paid back around $19 million.
    — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • National data points to a pullback from home shoppers who need to borrow money to afford a home.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of borrow
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  • The meeting attendees at AP6 had the faces of people accustomed to scrutiny.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Judges accustomed to parsing the Constitution are now being forced to decide how many trees may be cut down or whether paint tests can proceed.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of accustom
Verb
  • Unsurprisingly, Mihai and Lisbet begin to wonder whether they are being tried for child abuse or for their refusal to assimilate the progressive, secular-humanist values of their new home country—in other words, for their Christianity.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This is the friction that Tariq felt was a nonnegotiable for the film, factions of an immigrant community torn between assimilating into American culture and proudly celebrating its differences as loudly as possible.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of assimilate
Verb
  • Adaptability and resilience Being adaptable and resilient are also key today, Chait said, since new tools are cropping up seemingly every day, and employees are expected to quickly familiarize themselves with them.
    — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Take a moment to familiarize yourself — and your family — with this important information.
    — Lillian Bonsignore, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
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