naturalize

verb

Definition of naturalizenext
1
as in to adopt

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2
as in to adapt

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Recent Examples of naturalize He was naturalized in 1949 and elected to Congress in 1956, the first Indian-American to serve there. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The messaging raises concerns among immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans about the potential for abuse. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 June 2026 In 1790, Congress passed a federal law so that only free white immigrants could naturalize as citizens. — Daisy Hernández, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 The South American native has naturalized in some Southern states, but there are compact cultivars that are less likely to escape from the garden. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for naturalize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalize
  1. adopt
  2. adapt
  3. domesticate
  4. adjust
  5. borrow
  6. accustom
  7. assimilate
  8. familiarize
Verb
  • Geely moves beyond 800 volts Geely has increasingly adopted 800-volt technology across its current EV lineup.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Air Resources Board adopted the new policy last week in response to a petition by environmental groups.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopt
Verb
  • Critics also questioned whether UCLA’s athletic department had adapted quickly enough to the NIL era.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Over the years, Marco Polo has adapted to the neighborhood’s changing demographics by downplaying its old-world Italian extravagance.
    — Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of adapt
Verb
  • Though cocoa was first domesticated in Peru and Ecuador, and has been grown across Latin America for millennia, the majority of the world’s cocoa now comes from West Africa.
    — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Believed to have been domesticated thousands of years ago in parts of Africa and India, sesame is now grown throughout many warm regions of the world, including India, Sudan, Myanmar, China and several countries across the Middle East.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of domesticate
Verb
  • As serotonin remains active longer, the brain adjusts by desensitizing some receptors.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Teams cross multiple time zones, adjust practice and sleep schedules and play at a neutral site far from their normal routines.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjust
Verb
  • The shadow default rate measures the percentage of cases where the terms of their loans are changed after the money has been borrowed, usually because the borrowing company has run into trouble.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Students in qualifying professional degree programs, such as law and medicine, can borrow up to $50,000 per year in federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans, while other graduate students are generally limited to $20,500 per year.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of borrow
Verb
  • As the chief medical examiner for a county that stores the most human remains in the nation, Greg Hess has for decades been accustomed to the many that arrive at his office every year after being found in the vast and rugged southern Arizona desert.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • That's particularly relevant for Americans accustomed to booking spontaneous Europe trips.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of accustom
Verb
  • His surname bears the history of the attempts to assimilate Native peoples into American ways of life.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The news comes after Prime Video assimilated MX Player into its service earlier this year.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of assimilate
Verb
  • High Proof is clearly a heck of a place to start familiarizing yourself.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Flown today to familiarize new astronauts with working in a high-stress, dynamic environment and maintain pilots’ flight proficiencies, Johnson Space Center currently has a fleet of 14 active T-38 jets stationed out of nearby Ellington Airport.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of familiarize

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