naturalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of naturalize
1
as in adopts

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2
as in habituates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalizes
  1. adopts
  2. adapts
  3. borrows
  4. adjusts
  5. appropriates
  6. familiarizes
  7. usurps
  8. orients
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  • The instrumentation adopts the Tambour’s graphic language, using cobalt blue dials and orange markings.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The artist adopts a schizoid persona, with multiple voices flowing out of him, and swerves between lucid social criticism—about the history of slavery or of higher education—and total gibberish.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopts
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  • Instead, what the data keeps describing is a consumer who bends in specific, visible places, adapts and stubbornly declines to break in aggregate.
    — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Kit Harington gets caught between Francois Civil and Mirren Mack in a messy love triangle in the trailer for MGM+’s four-part historical drama A Tale of Two Cities, which adapts Charles Dickens’ classic novel about the French Revolution.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of adapts
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  • But a platform that borrows the tricks of a casino has turned an investing tool into a gambling product, and should not be surprised when its customers, and then its regulators, notice too.
    — Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • California's high-speed rail project could run out of money as soon as December 2027, the project's inspector general warned in a recent review — unless the state borrows billions to keep construction on schedule.
    — August 11, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of borrows
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  • And, under the bill, public safety workers could negotiate for benefits providing long-term employees retirement at age 55 with a pension of 90% of full salary that adjusts annually for inflation.
    — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Teachers want to know the things that will affect how a child learns or adjusts, such as a recent move, a new sibling, a sleep issue, a fear of the bathroom or a medical need.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjusts
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  • By contrast, Congress appropriates much of the public-private institution’s funding and exercises oversight over the institution, which is governed by a board of regents.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • The bill appropriates $495 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
    — Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Definition of appropriates
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  • Bathrooms are shared—a not-so-subtle feature that familiarizes everyone quickly.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
  • This week's batch of songs includes classics like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, paired with visuals that help kids learn more about team work and familiarizes bedtime routines.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of familiarizes
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  • California courts have repeatedly refused to rewrite unconstitutional tax statutes on the grounds that this usurps the role of the Legislature or, in the case of an initiative, the people.
    — Jared Walczak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026
  • After witnessing Sinner miss 16 break points against the same opponent on Friday, Alcaraz would have been forgiven for worrying that something similar might happen to him — especially against arguably tennis’s greatest escape artist, at least until the Spaniard usurps him.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Definition of usurps
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  • Boyd’s insight was that whoever observes and orients better gets inside their opponent’s decision cycle and dictates the fight.
    — Nnamdi Iregbulem, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
Definition of orients
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