natu·ral·ize naturalizes naturalizing naturalized in BRIT, also use naturalise1. To naturalize a species of plant means to start it growing in an area where it is not usually found. If a plant naturalizes in an area where it was not found before, it starts to grow there naturally. A friend sent me a root from Mexico, and I hope to naturalize it The plant naturalises well in grass
A naturalized plant is one that has been introduced from another region and is now in competition with native flora in its new habitat [16]
This is a style of gardening, especially of ornamental gardening Rather than plant your tulips in rows of single species, plant them in clumps of varying colors Throw in some crocus, some grape hyacinth, and daffodils No particular order, let the colors and shapes flow Using wildflowers in landscaping will encourage a naturalized feel: they can be broadcast when seeded and they will also reseed themselves readily
To receive or adopt as native, natural, or vernacular; to make one's own; as, to naturalize foreign words
{f} confer citizenship; become a citizen; make into a citizen; adapt to the environment, adjust; acclimate, acclimatize; (Botany) cause a plant to become established and grow as if native (also naturalise)
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year" make more natural or lifelike adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" explain with reference to nature
To confer the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen on; to make as if native; to adopt, as a foreigner into a nation or state, and place in the condition of a native subject
make more natural or lifelike adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
To explain phenomena by natural agencies or laws, to the exclusion of the supernatural
To adapt; to accustom; to habituate; to acclimate; to cause to grow as under natural conditions
If the government of a country naturalizes someone, they allow a person who was not born in that country to become a citizen of it. No one expects the Baltic states to naturalise young Russian soldiers, but army pensioners can be given citizenship. see also naturalized + naturalization natu·rali·za·tion They swore their allegiance to the USA and received their naturalization papers. be naturalized if someone who was born outside a particular country is naturalized, they become a citizen of that country
{f} confer citizenship; become a citizen; make into a citizen; adapt to the environment, adjust; acclimate, acclimatize; (Botany) cause a plant to become established and grow as if native (also naturalize)
{s} planted in order to give an effect that it grows as if native; (of animals) established in order to live wild as if native and originating from in a place where it is not indigenous (also naturalized)
The process by which a foreigner becomes a citizen After a certain number of years of residence a person can take a test showing his knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship If he passes he becomes a citizen and can vote
When a foreign person takes legal action to become a U S citizen, the process is called naturalization Almost everyone who goes through naturalization must first have held a green card for several years before becoming eligible for U S citizenship A naturalized U S citizen has virtually the same rights as a native-born American citizen
the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words" the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
Process by which a person acquires nationality after birth and becomes entitled to privileges of citizenship in a country other than that in which such person was born
Process of granting nationality or citizenship to an alien. It may be granted after voluntary application or through legislation, marriage to a citizen, or parental action. Involuntary naturalization occurs when one's home territory is annexed by a foreign state. Qualifications for naturalization may include a minimum residency period, a minimum age, law-abiding character, good health, self-sufficiency, satisfactory knowledge of the new country, and willingness to give up one's former nationality
natu·ral·ized in BRIT, also use naturalised A naturalized citizen of a particular country is someone who has legally become a citizen of that country, although they were not born there
{s} planted in order to give an effect that it grows as if native; (of animals) established in order to live wild as if native and originating from in a place where it is not indigenous (also naturalised)