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naturalizing

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present participle of naturalize

Synonyms & Antonyms of naturalizing

1 as in domesticating

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for naturalizing

domesticating

adopting,
borrowing,
embracing,
espousing,
taking on,
taking up

appropriating,
arrogating,
taking over,
usurping

absorbing,
assimilating,
incorporating,
quoting

cherishing,
prizing,
treasuring

cultivating,
following,
heeding,
honoring

using,
utilizing

bringing up,
fostering,
nurturing,
raising,
rearing

affecting,
assuming,
copying,
imitating,
pretending,
putting on,
simulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for naturalizing

abandoning,
forsaking,
giving up,
relinquishing,
surrendering

abjuring,
abnegating,
disowning

rejecting,
renouncing,
repudiating,
spurning

discarding,
jettisoning,
junking,
throwing away,
throwing out

2 as in accustoming, familiarizing

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for naturalizing

accustoming,
familiarizing,
habituating

acclimating,
acclimatizing,
accommodating,
adapting,
adjusting,
breaking in,
orientating,
orienting,
shaping

fortifying,
hardening,
inuring,
shaping up,
steeling,
strengthening,
toughening

fitting,
habilitating,
preparing,
readying

conditioning,
seasoning,
training

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for naturalizing

deconditioning

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Thesaurus Entries Near naturalizing

naturalizes

naturalizing

naturally

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