Definition of naturalise Naturalise
/nˈætʃəɹəlˌaɪz/ - nat•u•ral•ise
We found 5 definitions of naturalise from 2 different sources.
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British English
naturalise - /nˈætʃəɹəlˌaɪz/
American English
naturalize - /næˈʧɚʌlajˌz/
What does naturalise mean?
WordNet
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| naturalise - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" | ||
| domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, tame | ||
| adapt, accommodate make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" | ||
| plant life, flora, plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||
| naturalise - make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year" | ||
| naturalize | ||
| denaturalise, denaturalize strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| immigrate come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century" | ||
| naturalise - make more natural or lifelike | ||
| naturalize | ||
| denaturalise, denaturalize strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| naturalise - adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" | ||
| naturalize | ||
| adapt, accommodate make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- naturalise (Verb)
Alternative spelling of naturalize.
