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单词 naturalize
释义 nat·u·ral·ize
\ˈnach(ə)rəˌlīz also -chərˌ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French naturaliser, from natural, naturel natural + -iser -ize — more at natural
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to establish in new surroundings : introduce into a new area or into common use
  < he naturalized among us the Renaissance manner which he had learned — F.J.Mather >
  < these tales … had become naturalized, developed, adapted to American settings — DeLancey Ferguson >
 b. : to receive or adopt into the vernacular language
  < some Latin phrases … have become completely naturalized — A.H.Weston >
 c. : to cause to adapt and grow or multiply as if native
  < several Old World weeds have become naturalized here >
  < the steelhead and rainbow trout have become naturalized … in the Lake Superior region — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
 d. : to plant (as a flowering bulb) in sod so as to give an effect of wild growth
  < naturalized daffodils in open shade >
2. : to make less artificial or conventional : to bring into accord or conformity with nature
3. : to confer the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen on : admit (an alien) to the rights and status of citizenship
 < all persons born or naturalized in the United States … are citizens — U.S. Constitution >
4. obsolete : to render familiar by custom and habit
 < custom has naturalized his labor to him — Robert South >
5.
 a. : to treat as natural as opposed to supernatural : place on a natural basis
  < willing to contradict the falsity and thus naturalize the miracle — Jeremy Bentham >
 b. : to express in natural terms especially in a manner not conflicting with scientific theories
  < find a way to naturalize the idealistic traditions — J.H.Randall >
intransitive verb
1. : to become naturalized : become as if native
2. : to carry on investigations in natural history
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