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. domesticates
  6. familiarizes
  7. appropriates
  8. orients
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  • Lawyers remain bound by strict professional obligations, and their duty to clients does not disappear because a firm adopts a different capital structure.
    — Will Hausberg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Pro Max adopts plenty of flagship features found in the older Ultra.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of adopts
Verb
  • The design will support future upgrades as the Navy adapts its defenses to emerging threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As the loads get heavier and the workouts get more intense, the body adapts and grows stronger.
    — Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of adapts
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  • The oil giant is also building a stadium, investing in renewable power projects, and often borrows during downturns to maintain funding to the state.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Its aesthetic borrows heavily from the S26 lineup, right down to the flat-edge aluminum frame with rounded corners.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of borrows
Verb
  • Adaptive cruise control also gains Curve Speed Control, which adjusts its operation for bends, and Overtake Assist to help when passing slower traffic.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Peak brightness with both HDR and SDR content is 2,000 nits (on the XDR monitor peak SDR luminance is up to 1,000 nits), and the True Tone setting automatically adjusts HDR tone mapping, brightness, and white point based on ambient lighting.
    — John Higgins, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjusts
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  • 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
Definition of domesticates
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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
Verb
  • The pair’s winding route from River’s late grandfather’s country house to Diana’s beach retreat, which Slough House head Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) cheekily appropriates as a safe house, is a winding one.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Tiki bars aren’t without criticism, having occasionally been attacked as escapist fantasy that appropriates Hawaiian or Polynesian iconography.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of appropriates
Verb
  • With a body thrashed by occupational hazards, Hsu, who is forty-four, orients his life nowadays around running Sci-Fi Fantasy, his skate company, and roaming the city to take pictures.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of orients
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